turtle curb

noun

A type of curb and speed bump found on motor racing tracks, having an oblong shape and elevated profile of a turtleshell, used for path and areal denial to delimit track limits, and launch vehicles into the air, blow-out suspensions, rip-out undercarriages, of those who choose to run over it.

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Meanings

nounturtle curb (plural turtle curbs)

plural turtle curbs

  1. hobbiesA type of curb and speed bump found on motor racing tracks, having an oblong shape and elevated profile of a turtleshell, used for path and areal denial to delimit track limits, and launch vehicles into the air, blow-out suspensions, rip-out undercarriages, of those who choose to run over it.

Origin

From turtle (“from its half-turtle-shell-like shape”) + curb.

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APA

turtle curb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turtle%20curb

MLA

“turtle curb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turtle%20curb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turtle curb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turtle%20curb.

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