speed bump

noun

: a low raised ridge across a roadway (as in a parking lot) to limit vehicle speed

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Much of life in Louisville — from how businesses are regulated to which roads get speed bumps — is legislated by the 26-member Louisville Metro Council. Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024 There are speed bumps to discourage the often youthful drivers testing the limits of their first cars. William Roberson, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 What's next: Other projects to slow traffic are in the works, including more speed bumps in neighborhoods throughout the city. Jason Clayworth, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024 That plan, though seamless in theory, has reportedly hit a speed bump. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for speed bump 

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of speed bump was in 1972

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“Speed bump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speed%20bump. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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speed bump

noun
: a low raised ridge across a roadway (as in a parking lot) to limit vehicle speed

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