speed ramp

British

noun

a raised band across a road, designed to make motorists reduce their speed, esp in built-up areas

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One note of caution: "Fight the urge to start down super fast with the club. Let speed ramp up toward the ball, not sooner," he says.

From Golf Digest

Police said the device partially exploded when the man, a father of three, drove over a speed ramp in Hillsborough Drive, at 07:10 GMT.

From BBC

The device partially detonated when the man drove over a speed ramp at Hillsborough Drive, off the Woodstock Road, at 07:10 GMT on Friday.

From BBC

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