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stop-loss order
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stop order
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stopbank
stop·bank [ stóp bàngk ] (plural stop·banks)


noun 
Definition:
 
Australia embankment against flooding: an embankment built alongside a river to prevent flooding of the adjacent land, equivalent to a levee
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