: a low raised ridge across a roadway (as in a parking lot) to limit vehicle speed
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Winners of three of their last four, the Buffalo Bills have gotten their season back on track after hitting a few midseason speed bumps in the form of losses to the Miami Dolphins and Houston Texans.—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 Junior wideout Levi Rillos said Andrews’ vocal leadership has been a consistent driving force through all those speed bumps.—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025 That got them over the speed bump caused by their midseason slip up.—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025 Paladino said Malba residents would like to see traffic circles, speed bumps, and islands placed in the area to prevent incidents like this from happening again.—Allen Devlin, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for speed bump
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