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speed trap

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

speed trap

a section of road on which the police check the speed of vehicles, often using radar

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speed 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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