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Definition
A roadside fixed speeding camera.
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How it's used
Drivers use this term to refer specifically to the boxy, stationary speed enforcement cameras mounted on poles or gantries. It captures the visual irony of a metal box housing a device that captures speeders like a bird in a cage. You will rarely hear it used in formal contexts or by the police themselves, who prefer technical terms.
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There is a speed camera ahead, you should drive a bit slower.
Related words
Common phrases
avoid speed cameras
the speed camera flashed
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe mobile speed traps or police officers holding radar guns, as it only refers to the permanent, fixed structures.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
