speed bump
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speed bump
noun speed bumps
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A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.
Similar: 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.
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noun transverse ridge in the road
| Español | reductor de velocidad, resalto, badén, banda sonora, chapa acostado, durmiente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 과속 방지턱 gwasok bangjiteok |
| 日本語 | ハンプ hampu, スピードバンプ supiido bampu, 段差舗装 dansa hosō |
| 中文 | 減速帶 /减速带 jiǎnsùdài |
| Português | banda sonora, lombada, quebra-molas |
| Français | ralentisseur, casse-vitesse, dos d'âne |
| Deutsch | Bodenschwelle, Bremsschwelle, Fahrbahnschwelle, Hubbel, Verkehrshubbel |
| Italiano | dosso stradale |
| Русский | лежа́чий полице́йский ležáčij policéjskij |
| Tiếng Việt | gờ giảm tốc |
| العربية | مَطَبّ السُّرْعَة maṭabb as-surʕa |
| עברית | פס האטה |
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title = {speed bump},
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