Meanings
nounspike strip (plural spike strips)
plural spike strips
- governmentA device consisting of a portable bed of nails used by police and armed forces to puncture car tires.
Synonyms: road spikes, spikes, stinger, traffic spikes
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device consisting of a portable bed of nails used by police and armed forces to puncture car tires.
Translations
Finnish piikkimatto
- piikkimattoTranslations
French herse
- herseTranslations
German Nagelsperre
- NagelsperreTranslations
Polish kolczatka
- kolczatkaTranslations
Spanish baden puado
- baden puadoTranslations
Swedish spikmatta
- spikmattaTranslations
Turkish seyyar tuzak, seyyar kapan
- seyyar tuzakTranslations
- seyyar kapanTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
spike strip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spike%20strip
MLA
“spike strip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spike%20strip. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spike strip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spike%20strip.
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