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A speed bump.
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sleeping policeman — noun A low transverse hump built into the surface of a road, intended to slow down traffic • • • Main Entry: ↑sleep * * * sleeping policeman UK US noun [countable] [singular sleeping policeman plural … Useful english dictionary
sleeping policeman — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a road hump … English terms dictionary
sleeping policeman — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sleeping policeman : singular sleeping policeman plural sleeping policemen British old fashioned a speed bump … English dictionary
sleeping policeman — (slee.ping poh.LEES.mun) n. A speed hump or speed bump. Example Citation: In Atlanta, Dallas, San Francisco and other cities, the speed hump, or bump, popularly known as the sleeping policeman, has been gaining in popularity. Garry Pierre Pierre … New words
sleeping policeman — sleeping po liceman n BrE a narrow raised part in a road which makes traffic go slowly = ↑speed bump … Dictionary of contemporary English
sleeping policeman — sleeping po liceman noun count BRITISH OLD FASHIONED a SPEED BUMP … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sleeping policeman — (Slang) bump in a road or driveway made to decrease drivers of vehicles speedsleep·ing po·lice·man || slɪËpɪŋ‚pÉ™ lɪËsmÉ™n … English contemporary dictionary
sleeping policeman — noun Brit. a hump in the road intended to cause traffic to reduce speed … English new terms dictionary
sleeping policeman — noun (C) BrE a narrow raised part in a road which makes traffic go slowly; speed bump … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
policeman */*/ — UK [pəˈliːsmən] / US [pəˈlɪsmən] noun [countable] Word forms policeman : singular policeman plural policemen UK [pəˈliːsmən] / US [pəˈlɪsmən] a male police officer • See: sleeping policeman … English dictionary
