blind summit
noun[C]
UKuk/ˌblaɪnd ˈsʌm.ɪt/us/ˌblaɪnd ˈsʌm.ɪt/a highpointon aroadthat goes up ahill, where you cannotseewhat is coming up thehillon the otherside:
The 23-year-olddriverovertookon ablindsummit,causingahead-oncollision.
There arefrequentbendsandblindsummitson thenarrowmountainroad.
- Thecourtheardthat hecrossedinto the otherlaneas heapproachedablindsummitinpitchdarkness.
- There are so manyblindsummitsalong the way that Ikeepexpectingtoheartheroarof theseaon the otherside.
- I havewitnesseddriversovertakingonblindsummits.
Road surfaces & features
- asphalt
- asphalting
- bike lane
- bitumen
- black spot
- cycle lane
- cycle track
- double yellow line
- dropped kerb
- fast lane
- pavement
- paver
- paving stone
- potholed
- pullsomeonein
- speed bump
- tarmac
- tight turn
- traffic island
- verge