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speed trap
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speed trap
n.
Police officers or electronic devices concealed and deployed on a stretch of road to catch speeding drivers.

speed trap
n
a section of road on which the police check the speed of vehicles, often using radar
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Noun1.speed trap - a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speedersspeed trap - a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders
snare, trap - something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"


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