Usually means: Ability to incapacitate or halt.
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  1. stopping power: Collins English Dictionary
  2. stopping power: Wiktionary
  3. Stopping power (particle radiation), Stopping power: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. stopping power: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. stopping power: Encyclopedia

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  2. stopping power: Medical dictionary

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  1. stopping power: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (stopping power)

noun:  The ability of a weapon (typically a firearm or other ranged weapon) to rapidly incapacitate or immobilize a target.
noun:  (advertising) A research measure that captures a print advertisement's ability to grab the attention of the reader; also known as the attention rating.
noun:  (particle physics) The retarding force exerted on a high-energy particle by interactions with the medium through which it passes.

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