Bump - Infrastructure and Industry

Infrastructure and Industry

  • Bump (road), where two routes both turn in opposite directions at an intersection
  • Speed bump, a raised portion of road designed to slow traffic
  • Coal mine bump, a seismic jolt occurring within a mine
  • Bump (union), in a unionised work environment, a re-assignment of jobs on the basis of seniority
  • Bumper (broadcasting), in broadcasting, a brief announcement
  • Bump, airline travel slang for the removal of passengers from an overbooked flight

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Famous quotes containing the word industry:

    That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.
    Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)