Meaning of dragon's teeth | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Square-pyramidal fortifications of reinforced concrete to impede the movement of tanks and mechanised infantry.
   plural, plural-normally
2. A series of triangular road surface markings painted on each side of a traffic lane, used for traffic calming or to alert drivers to a speed limit.
   Australia, New-Zealand, UK, plural, plural-normally
3. Lotus maritimus, a plant in the legume family.
   plural, plural-normally
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dragon, tooth.
   plural, plural-normally

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Examples

“Experiments showed that twenty-five to fifty pounds of explosives often was needed to break⟳ a single dragon's tooth, and large pillboxes required half a ton.”

““Dragon’s teeth have⟳ likely been installed between Mariupol and Nikolske village; and from northern Mariupol to Staryi Krym village. […] Dragon’s teeth have⟳ additionally been sent for the preparation of defensive fortifications in occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson,” the intelligence assessment said.”

“The new line markings – known internationally as dragon's teeth – are designed to make⟳ sure motorists know⟳ they are entering a 40kmh school zone. […] "It's our aim to get⟳ these new dragon's teeth out on our streets as quickly as possible, which is why we'll be enlisting the help⟳ of several different crews around the state to get⟳ started on this massive rollout."”

“Dragon's teeth are distinguished by a stretch⟳ of road marked by triangles on each side of the lane and have⟳ been used in Australia for over a decade, while they can also be found in places like⟳ New Zealand, the UK and Spain. (...) In a 2021 Qatar University report⟳, researchers said that visual road markings like⟳ dragon’s teeth are one of the most effective road safety measures due to their “perceptual road-narrowing effect” that “stimulates drivers to reduce⟳ their speed⟳ limit⟳”.”

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