sleeping policeman
noun/ˌsliːpɪŋ pəˈliːsmən/
/ˌsliːpɪŋ pəˈliːsmən/
(British English, informal)- a speed hump (= a raised area across a road that is put there to make traffic go slower)Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
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