Definitions
an interruption of normal activity
Word origin
From stand + still, a deverbal from stand still. Compare Dutch stilstand (“a standstill”), German Stillstand (“a standstill”), Danish stilstand (“a standstill”).
Used in a sentence
“The wreck brought traffic to a standstill for hours.”
“Despite all these precautions, however, severe storms sometimes caused drifts which brought traffic completely to a standstill.”
“[...] but in the damp conditions prevailing the driver sensibly was unwilling to attempt the climb up through Combe Down tunnel without help, for fear of slipping to a standstill in the unventilated bore, [...].”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“complete halt”10 letters
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