spike strip

device or weapon used to impede or stop the movement of wheeled vehicles by puncturing their tires
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spike strip
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spike strip

Summary

spike strip ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,077 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • spike strip is a type of law enforcement equipment[2].
  • spike strip is a type of Incident weapon[3].
  • spike strip is a type of area denial weapon[4].
  • spike strip is used for arrest[5].
  • spike strip is used for end[6].
  • spike strip's Commons category is recorded as Spike strips[7].
  • spike strip's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as barrier=spikes[8].
  • spike strip's has effect is recorded as flat tire[9].
  • spike strip's has characteristic is recorded as unidirectionality[10].
  • spike strip's uses is recorded as puncturing[11].
  • spike strip's has part is recorded as nail[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include law enforcement equipment[2], Incident weapon[3], and area denial weapon[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include arrest[5] and end[6].

Why It Matters

spike strip ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,077 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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  1. 9d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Has part(s) of the class nail
    P14692 Q5626
    Has effect flat tire
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
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