speed bump
speed bump noun: a traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.
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Noun
speed bump (plural speed bumps)
- A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.
- Synonyms:
- judder bar, ramp, sleeping policeman, speed hump, road hump, traffic bump
- An obstacle or difficulty; roadblock; snag.
- Any technical measure taken by an electronic financial exchange to deliberately delay orders by microseconds or milliseconds.
speed bump meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
speed bump in Tamil
- transverse ridge in the road
- வேகத் தடுப்பான் vēkat taṭuppāṉ
speed bump in Arabic
- transverse ridge in the road
- مَطَبّ السُّرْعَة maṭabb as-surʕa
speed bump in Malay
- transverse ridge in the road
- bonggol
speed bump in Indonesian
- transverse ridge in the road
- polisi tidur
More languagesFewer languages
- speed bump in Persian
- سرعتگیر sor'at-gir
- speed bump in Vietnamese
- gờ giảm tốc
Synonyms of speed bump
Forms of speed bump
| plural | speed bumps |
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Words formed from speed bump
Questions about speed bump
- What does speed bump mean?
- Speed bump means a traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.
- What is speed bump in Tamil?
- Speed bump in Tamil is வேகத் தடுப்பான் (vēkat taṭuppāṉ). See Speed bump meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is speed bump?
- Speed bump is a noun.
- What is the plural of speed bump?
- The plural of speed bump is speed bumps.
Words near speed bump in the dictionary
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