Sentence examples for speed trap from inspiring English sources

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speed valve

"speed trap" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used to refer to an area where police are known to monitor and control speeds, often in order to catch speeders. For example, "Residents of this area are aware of the police speed trap on Main Street."

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speed trap

noun

A section of a roadway where speeds of vehicles are monitored by authorities.

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Speed Trap.

The New Yorker

"It is a speed trap".

The New York Times

"She's a speed trap," he warned.

The Washington Post

There always was a speed trap in Ridgewood.

The New York Times

Think of it as a speed trap for lightning.

The New York Times

Heading for West Berlin, I was snagged by a traffic cop at a speed trap.

The New York Times - Travel

The identities of tipsters reporting the location of a speed trap are protected, he said.

The New York Times

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Radar speed traps appeared everywhere.

Independent

So how can your phone help you detect speed traps?

The New York Times - Magazine

Both romanticized the CB's use for avoiding speed traps.

The New York Times

Drivers can set their devices to map speed traps on any route, he added.

The New York Times

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