speed bump

noun

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

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To slow down traffic and make roads safer for all, speed bumps are much more efficient at a fraction of the cost. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025 Signs informing visitors that street parking and solicitors are banned line the small residential community’s streets, which are dotted with speed bumps and radar speed signs. Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2025 Along with questions about the park, residents raised concerns about a bridge that has caused accidents and the need for more speed bumps to slow down traffic in the community. Kamal Morgan july 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025 And in between that, starting pitcher Dustin May hit his lone speed bump in a five-inning, three-run, nine-strikeout start: Offering up a down-the-middle sinker with two aboard in the bottom of the fourth that Daniel Schneemann crushed for a three-run homer. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025 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 20 Aug. 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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