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speed bumps

speed bumps is the plural of speed bump.

Meaning of speed bump

Noun

speed bump (plural speed bumps)

  1. A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.
  2. (figuratively) An obstacle or difficulty; roadblock; snag.
  3. (high-frequency trading) Any technical measure taken by an electronic financial exchange to deliberately delay orders by microseconds or milliseconds.

Questions about speed bumps

What is speed bumps the plural of?
Speed bumps is the plural of speed bump.

Words near speed bumps in the dictionary

  1. speed bridger
  2. speed bridgers
  3. speed bridges
  4. speed bridging
  5. speed bump
  6. speed bumps
  7. speed camera
  8. speed cameras
  9. speed check
  10. speed checks
  11. speed chess

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