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rumble strip

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A pattern of variation in a road's surface designed to alert inattentive drivers to potential danger by causing a tactile vibration and audible rumbling if they veer out of their lane.

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: vibreur — pattern in a road's surface
  • German: Rüttelstreifen — pattern in a road's surface
  • Japanese: ランブルストリップス (ranbaru sutorippusu) — pattern in a road's surface
  • Spanish: banda rugosa — pattern in a road's surface
  • Spanish: banda sonora — pattern in a road's surface
  • Spanish: vibradores — pattern in a road's surface
  • Spanish: trepidadores — pattern in a road's surface