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Noun: stopgap  'stóp`gap
  1. Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
    - makeshift, make-do

Derived forms: stopgaps

Type of: expedient

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stop number
stop order
stop over
stop payment
stop press
stop up
stop watch
stopcock
stope
Stopes
stopgap
stoplight
stop-loss order
stopover
stoppable
stoppage
stoppage time
Stoppard
stopped
stopped up
stopped-up