speed hump

Frequency: 7.25.5 per million words

A raised part of a road surface, put there to make traffic go slower.

humpNOUN + hump

Categories:

speed

Examples (10)

  • The driver slowed down for the speed hump.
  • Many residential streets have speed humps to deter fast driving.
  • Be careful, there's a speed hump hidden around that corner.
  • The new speed humps have made the road much safer for pedestrians.
  • My car scraped the bottom on a particularly large speed hump.
  • The council decided to install more speed humps in the area.
  • Children often play near the speed hump on our street.
  • Cyclists should be aware of speed humps and reduce their speed accordingly.
  • Drivers complained about the number of speed humps on the main thoroughfare.
  • Can you see the speed hump coming up?