speed bump

/spid bəmp/
/spid bəmp/
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Other forms: speed bumps

Definitions of speed bump
  1. noun
    a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway
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    type of:
    encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive
    any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
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