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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speed bump

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
speed bump
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.

noun

An obstacle or difficulty; roadblock; snag.

noun

Any technical measure taken by an electronic financial exchange to deliberately delay orders by microseconds or milliseconds.

Inflected Forms

speed bumps (plural)

Phrases

Newfoundland speed bump

Synonyms

judder bar ramp sleeping policeman speed hump road hump traffic bump

Questions

What does speed bump mean?
A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.

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