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Definition of bumper noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bumper

noun
 
/ˈbʌmpə(r)/
 
/ˈbʌmpər/
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  1. a bar fixed to the front and back of a car, etc. to reduce the effect if it hits anything
    • a bumper sticker (= a sign that people stick on the bumper of their cars with a message on it)
    • The cars were bumper to bumper on the road to the coast (= so close that their bumpers were nearly touching).
    • The cars crawled along bumper to bumper.
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • front
    • back
    • rear
    bumper + noun
    • car
    phrases
    • bumper to bumper
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See bumper in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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