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Noun: speed bump
  1. A hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway
    - speed hump [Brit], judder bar [NZ], sleeping policeman [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: speed bumps

Type of: encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive

Encyclopedia: Speed bump

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