turtle curb
A type of curb and speed bump found on motor racing tracks, having an oblong shape and…A type of curb and speed bump found on motor racing tracks, having an oblong shape and elevated profile of a turtleshell, used for path and areal denial to delimit track limits, and launch vehicles into the air, blow-out suspensions, rip-out undercarriages, of those who choose to run over it.
Meaning
1 sensesA type of curb and speed bump found on motor racing tracks, having an oblong shape and elevated profile of a turtleshell, used for path and areal denial to delimit track limits, and launch vehicles into the air, blow-out suspensions, rip-out undercarriages, of those who choose to run over it.
Origin
From turtle (“from its half-turtle-shell-like shape”) + curb.From turtle (“from its half-turtle-shell-like shape”) + curb.
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Forms
plural: turtle curbs| Singular | turtle curb |
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| Plural | turtle curbs |
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