sleeping policeman

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, "Listen: No Thump. Speed Humps Are Lower. Also Quieter, Kinder and Gentler," The New York Times, September 2, 1996
Earliest Citation:
You can be 'radared' from overhead but, as in France, if there is a trap threatening, other drivers will flash a warning; though helicopters are not yet, to my knowledge used across the Channel. And you will find many warning notices of speed detection devices by the road side — something of a sleeping policeman device but worth bearing in mind.
— Roy Harry, "Backwards thinking," The Guardian (London), October 19, 1987
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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 — noun A speed bump. We dont care much to figure out terms like brolly (umbrella) and sleeping policeman (speed bump) …   Wiktionary

  • 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 || slɪːpɪŋ‚pÉ™ lɪːsmÉ™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

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