: a low raised ridge across a roadway (as in a parking lot) to limit vehicle speed
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Some online commenters in areas where it has been deployed also say the system struggles to properly level surfaces after holes are filled, which can lead to speed bump–like bulges.—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026 The first-half speed bumps ground the game’s flow to a halt.—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026 Narratives Waymo provided on other collisions include one in which a speed bump hit the underside of one of its vehicles on southbound I-35 Frontage Road near East 51st Street.—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026 The garage has speed bumps and 5 mph speed limit signs.—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for speed bump