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speed ramp

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The device exploded under the 52-year-old officer's van as he drove over a speed ramp at Hillsborough Drive on 4 March.

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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.

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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.

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The device partially detonated when he drove over a speed ramp at Hillsborough Drive, at 07:10 GMT.

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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.

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