rumble strip
noun [C]Definition
› one of a set of raised strips on a road that makes a low sound when vehicles drive over it to warn drivers to slow down or change direction because they are getting close to somethingRoad surfaces and features
(Definition of rumble strip noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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