stopper

stopper
 n.β€” Β«Unlike many other public and private parks, Washington Square’s new granite benches do not have skate deterrents, or β€œstoppers”—small metal ribs attached to the stone that prevent what are known as β€œgrinds,” in which skateboarders scrape their metal axles along a smooth, hard surface. Since the stoppers were introduced in 1998, hundreds of millions of them have been added or retrofitted onto new benches and hand railings around the country.Β» β€”β€œFor skateboarders, it’s not the same old grind in new park” by Will Glovinksy The Villager (New York City) Sept. 2, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Further reading

Your Imaginary Boyfriend (episode #1581)

We use the term Milky Way for that glowing arc across the sky. But how people picture it varies from culture to culture. In Sweden, that starry band goes by a name that means “Winter Street,” and in Hawaii, a term for the Milky Way...

Forty-Eleven Zillion (episode #1579)

When there’s no evening meal planned at home, what do you call that scramble to cobble together your own dinner? Some people apply acronyms like YOYO β€” “you’re on your own” β€” or CORN, for “Clean Out your Refrigerator...

Recent posts