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Meanings of spike strip in English

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Device or weapon used to impede or stop the movement of wheeled vehicles by puncturing their tires.

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      Synonyms
      Examples for "stinger"
      Examples for "stinger"
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      He got a stinger on his trousers, Sir; but it didntpenetrate.
      Press Cuttings
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      But even a small stinger was part of the patrol car equipment.
      Code Three
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      It squirmed as it tried to maneuver its stinger for another attack.
      Climbing Magazine
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      Felix disengaged and without any hesitation, shot his stinger at Gus's neck.
      The strain
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      A stinger is a sharp spike that gets jabbed into your flesh.
      BBC
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      They're designed to use their stingers as their main weapon of choice.
      World After
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      Their stingers zap in and out, pumping him full of paralysis venom.
      World After
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      Blackwasp wasn't that big, and all he had going were the stingers.
      Shades of gray
      4
      They have enormous stingers with a drop of blood at the tip.
      Angelfall
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      Nevertheless, there are several factors that make honeybees the deadliest stingers.
      BBC
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      IT pros will be able to program monitors to track if traffic spikes or drops suddenly.
      Wired
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      The end result is a system that is much more resilient against traffic spikes and censorious governments and web hosts.
      Wired
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      Traffic spikes slowed download times.
      Wired
      Usage of spike strip in English
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      Police used a spike strip to stop a wanted car during a pursuit in Wellington overnight.
      Radio NZ
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      You're undoubtedly familiar with the spike strip, the tire-piercing steel nails that stop baddies in their tracks.
      Wired
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      Just as she made out the traffic spike strip lying across the underpass, the back window exploded.
      Heat Rises
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      Eventually, one of the Zapata vehicles ran over a spike strip in the road near a guard house under the control of the US Marines.
      The Guardian
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      But it's still unmistakably The Bill, and maybe PC BBC is throwing its spike strip out over the road long after that one got away.
      The Guardian
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      He also threw out " spike strips" to block anyone from reaching him, Piper said.
      Reuters
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      An automated Bluetooth-enabled 911 call might also alert the authorities who could put down spike strips or close off the road.
      Wired
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      Officers used spike strips to puncture the vehicle's tires, which came a halt on Interstate 635, the main highway circling the Dallas region.
      Reuters
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      The NightHawk is simpler and similar to the spike strips of yore, but doesn't need a boy in blue to set it off.
      Wired
      Translations for spike strip
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