neckdown

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noun

An angled narrowing of the roadway and widening of the pavement, used as a traffic calming measure.

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Meanings

nounneckdown (plural neckdowns)

plural neckdowns

  1. engineeringAn angled narrowing of the roadway and widening of the pavement, used as a traffic calming measure.

Origin

From neck + down.

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APA

neckdown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neckdown

MLA

“neckdown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neckdown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neckdown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neckdown.

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