What does emergency stop mean?

Definition

A readily accessible control that immediately stops machinery or equipment when activated.

Example sentences

• Someone pressed the emergency stop, and the belt hasn't restarted.🔊

  Someone pressed the emergency stop, and the belt hasn't restarted.

• Has the technician finished testing the emergency stop?🔊

  Has the technician finished testing the emergency stop?

Related words

emergency stop in other languages

• In Portuguese
• In French
• In Japanese