speed bump
nounDefinition of speed bump
: a low raised ridge across a roadway (as in a parking lot) to limit vehicle speed
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For example, Portland will install rubber speed bumps and plastic wands at 40 traffic lights this year to try and slow down left-turning vehicles (20% of pedestrian crashes happen when drivers fail to yield to pedestrians). — oregonlive.com, "3 people die in crashes hours after Portland celebrates traffic safety plan," 14 June 2019 Power increases from 190 kW to 250 kW, or from about 255 to 335 horsepower, and so the cars' top speed bumps from 140 mph to 174 mph. — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, "This Is the Year Electric Car Racing Gets Real," 11 Dec. 2018 There are plans to get signatures from nearby homeowners on a petition to ask the City Council to approve installation of speed bumps along Roland Road. — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, "Once in ruins, San Antonio’s Eastview Cemetery restored to sacred resting place," 15 Aug. 2019 Those speed bumps aside, my Stadia experience felt no different than using an at-home console, and that’s the point. — Nick Statt, The Verge, "Google Stadia hands-on: near-flawless Doom Eternal running on a Chromebook," 11 June 2019 The progress, however, encountered a speed bump in the fourth inning against the Angels Wednesday when Hernandez injured his left hand taking a swing. — Los Angeles Times, "Dodgers’ Enrique Hernandez started producing when he stopped chasing," 24 July 2019 That trend hit a speed bump after rising tensions between Iran and the United States put upward pressure on oil prices. — Chris Isidore, CNN, "Gas prices keep falling. Will the refinery fire change that?," 21 June 2019 Sections of rocks and sand feel like never-ending speed bumps mixed with quicksand. — David Curcurito, Popular Mechanics, "A Day on the New Indian FTR 1200, Then Tequila," 16 May 2019 College soccer is a speed bump in the road to player development, and U.S. Soccer has made a commitment to phasing out the collegiate game. — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al.com, "Alabama-born players represent future of U.S. Soccer," 3 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'speed bump.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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