spike strip

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spike strip

noun spike strips

A device consisting of a portable bed of nails used by police and armed forces to puncture car tires.
Similar: road spikes, spikes, stinger, traffic spikes

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Español	baden puado
Français	herse
Deutsch	Nagelsperre

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@misc{spike_strip_2026,
  title = {spike strip},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spike%20strip},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}