speed trap

speed trap
noun
a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders
• Hypernyms: ↑trap, ↑snare

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noun
: a stretch of road watched by concealed officers or devices (as radar) to catch motorists who exceed a speed limit

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a section of a road where hidden police, radar, etc., carefully check the speed of motorists and strictly enforce traffic regulations: sometimes characterized by hard-to-see signals, hidden traffic signs, etc.
[1920-25]

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speed trap noun
A section of road over which the police (often using radar) check the speed of passing vehicles and identify drivers exceeding the limit (see also ↑radar trap under ↑radar)
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Main Entry: ↑speed

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speed trap UK US noun [countable] [singular speed trap plural speed traps]
a place on a road where the police secretly measure how fast people are driving
Thesaurus: parts of roads and road systemsmeronym crime detection and preventionhyponym

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speed trap,
a section of a highway under surveillance by concealed patrolmen, electronic devices for measuring speed, or by aircraft, along which even slight infraction of the speed limit may be penalized.

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n. an area of road in which hidden police detect vehicles exceeding a speed limit, typically by radar

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noun, pl ⋯ traps [count]
: an area of road where police hide from drivers and use special equipment to catch people who are driving too fast

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ˈspeed trap [speed trap] (BrE also ˈradar trap) noun
a place on a road where police use special equipment to catch drivers who are going too fast
See also: ↑radar trap

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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