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speed bump

noun

  1. a rounded ridge built crosswise into the pavement of a road or driveway to force vehicles to slow down.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of speed bump1

First recorded in 1970–75
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One county official told residents to consider removing the speed bumps along part of the truck route, so the trucks don’t have to brake and make a screeching sound.

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Blaming the fall of a republic on a blockade instead of a dad-versus-son battle royale is like making the Millennium Falcon slow down for speed bumps.

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She got involved with the movement after she said it took two years of organizing and hard work to get two speed bumps installed on her street — something she considered a no-brainer safety issue.

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"It's madness that they didn't have speed bump ramps up there years and years ago."

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Unlike the Oklahoma proposal, the Indiana bill was trying to implement a "speed bump," argued Zug.

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