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Meaning of Newfoundland speed bump | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A moose, especially one which is in a roadway.

Canada, humorous

Examples

“[W]e bought a widely sold poster with the caption "Newfoundland Speed⟳ Bump" above the photograph of an ornately antlered bull moose halting traffic.”
“He pitched his first freelance feature to Canadian Geographic . . . a cover⟳ story about the province's plaguelike overpopulation of moose, also known as Newfoundland speed⟳ bumps.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Newfoundland Time Zone Newfoundlander newfoundlandpoo newfriend Newfunese newfur

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