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turtle curb

turtle curb noun: a type of curb and speed bump found on motor racing tracks, having an oblong shape and elevated profile of a turtleshell, used for path and areal denial to delimit track limits, and launch vehicles into the air, blow-out suspensions, rip-out undercarriages, of those who choose to run over it.

Noun

turtle curb (plural turtle curbs)

  1. A type of curb and speed bump found on motor racing tracks, having an oblong shape and elevated profile of a turtleshell, used for path and areal denial to delimit track limits, and launch vehicles into the air, blow-out suspensions, rip-out undercarriages, of those who choose to run over it.

Forms of turtle curb

pluralturtle curbs

Origin of turtle curb

From turtle (“from its half-turtle-shell-like shape”) + curb.

Questions about turtle curb

What does turtle curb mean?
Turtle curb means a type of curb and speed bump found on motor racing tracks, having an oblong shape and elevated profile of a turtleshell, used for path and areal denial to delimit track limits, and launch vehicles into the air, blow-out suspensions, rip-out undercarriages, of those who choose to run over it.
What part of speech is turtle curb?
Turtle curb is a noun.
What is the plural of turtle curb?
The plural of turtle curb is turtle curbs.

Words near turtle curb in the dictionary

  1. turtle ants
  2. turtle bean
  3. turtle crab
  4. turtle crawl
  5. turtle crawls
  6. turtle curb
  7. turtle curbs
  8. turtle dove
  9. turtle doves
  10. turtle down
  11. turtle excluder device

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