Definitions
as completely as possible
Word origin
From Middle English *chokke (possibly attested in Middle English chokkefull), from Anglo-Norman choque (compare modern Norman chouque), from an Old Northern French variant of Old French çouche, çouche (“block, log”), of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *tsukka (compare Breton soc’h (“thick”), Old Irish tócht (“part, piece”), itself borrowed from Proto-Germanic *stukkaz. Doublet of stock.
Used in a sentence
“Artificial anchor points are those constructed from equipment carried by the team. These are usually the chocks or pitons placed in cracks or bolts drilled in the rock.”
“Gondolas with drop or hopper doors not boarded over should have lading cleated and chocked so as to prevent shifting over doors.”
“Alejandro jumped out and set the emergency brake (chocking the left rear wheel with a wood block he kept behind the cabina).”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Wheel stop”5 letters
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