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Jason Priestley

Meaning of "speed limit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPEED LIMIT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPEED LIMIT

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determiner
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Speed limit is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SPEED LIMIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

speed limit

Speed limit

Road speed limits are used in most countries to set the maximum speed at which road vehicles may legally travel on particular stretches of road. Speed limits may be variable and in some places speeds are unlimited. Speed limits are normally indicated on a traffic sign. Speed limits are commonly set by the legislative bodies of nations or provincial governments and enforced by national or regional police and / or judicial bodies. The first maximum speed limit was the 10 mph limit introduced in the United Kingdom in 1861. The highest posted speed limit in the world is 140 km/h, which applies to some roads in Poland and Bulgaria; similarly Texas posts 85 mph on one 40-mile long toll road. However, some roads have no speed limit for certain classes of vehicles. Best known are Germany's less congested Autobahns, where automobile drivers have no mandated maximum speed; measurements from the German State of Brandenburg in 2006 showed average speeds of 142 km/h on a 6-lane section of autobahn in free-flowing conditions.

Definition of speed limit in the English dictionary

The definition of speed limit in the dictionary is the maximum permitted speed at which a vehicle may travel on certain roads.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPEED LIMIT

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SPEED LIMIT

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Synonyms and antonyms of speed limit in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «speed limit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPEED LIMIT

Find out the translation of speed limit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of speed limit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «speed limit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

限速
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

velocidad máxima
570 millions of speakers

English

speed limit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गति सीमा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حَدُّ الْسُرْعَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ограничение скорости
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

limite de velocidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গতিসীমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

limitation de vitesse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

had laju
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

制限速度
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

속도제한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Watesan kacepetan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giới hạn tốc độ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேக வரம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेग मर्यादा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hız Limiti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

limite di velocità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ograniczenie prędkości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обмеження швидкості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

limită de viteză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

όριο ταχύτητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spoedgrens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hastighetsbegränsning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fartsgrense
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of speed limit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEED LIMIT»

The term «speed limit» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.225 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEED LIMIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about speed limit

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3 QUOTES WITH «SPEED LIMIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word speed limit.
1
Henry Allingham
When I was born, the speed limit was two miles an hour. They'd only just repealed the law where a man had to walk in front of every motor car waving a flag.
2
Jamie Oliver
It's very clear that there's a lot of double standards going on. Should there be a 30mph speed limit? Of course there bloody should. And certainly with kids and school food, kids need to be nannied for sure. So give them a bloody good meal at school.
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Jason Priestley
I never exceed the posted speed limit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPEED LIMIT»

Discover the use of speed limit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to speed limit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
No Speed Limit: The Highs and Lows of Meth
In this fascinating book, Frank Owen traces the spread of methamphetamine—meth—from its origins as a cold and asthma remedy to the stimulant wiring every corner of American culture.
Frank Owen, 2013
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A Status Report on the Effects of the 65 Mph Speed Limit on ...
In 1987, the Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety created a task force to study the potential effects of raising the speed limit on rural interstate highways in Virginia.
Jack D. Jernigan, Cheryl Lynn, 1989
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American Autobahn: The Road to an Interstate Freeway With No ...
Critical analysis of safety and speed on the German Autobahn and U.S. interstate, recommending changes to improve safety related to high-speed driving on American roads.
Mark Rask, 1999
4
Driving The Speed Limit
Author Bill Huebsch provides us with a roadmap to greater human happiness in this marvelous book.
Bill Huebsch, 2008
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The Speed Limit: A Sketch in Two Scenes ...
Exceeding the speed limit. Just shove your revolver right up to them and run them into the courthouse, and Bill and I will do the rest. Dan. But suppose they ain't goin' fast? Tom. Nab them just the same. By the way, Dan, do you know the speed ...
Ernest M. Gould, 1910
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The 70-mph Speed Limit: Speed Adaptation, Spillover and ...
laws, alcohol laws, driver education and public safety campaigns, police enforcement, weather, and other secular trends. This report describes a preliminary before and after study on the safety effects of the rural interstate speed limit change.
Victor Kenneth Lund, 2007
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Testing the speed limit for Europe
CHAPTER. IV. SUMMARY. AND. CONCLUDING. OBSERVATIONS. This report has argued that the improvement in the economic performance of Europe over the second half of the 1990s has been mainly cyclical. There are no signs of ...
Daniel Gros, 2001
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Handbook of Road Technology, Fourth Edition
The speed limit in a zone is usually determined by first considering the actual speeds that drivers have been adopting in good ambient conditions. This is called the speed environment and its measurement and statistical definition are given in ...
M. G. Lay, 2009
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Speed Management
In Sweden4, a three-year “Variable speed limit trial” is currently underway to test higher speeds on some roads/junctions. The overall aim of the project is to verify if there is a higher acceptance of dynamic speed limits. This project involves ...
OECD, European Conference of Ministers of Transport, 2006
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American Motorcyclist
Thirteen years after it began, this country's experiment with a federally mandated 55-mph speed limit may finally be near its end. A bill that would allow states to raise the speed limit to 65 mph on sections of rural interstate highway has passed  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPEED LIMIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term speed limit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Coming to Wisconsin this week: 70 mph speed limit signs
A bump in the speed limit along about 810 miles of Wisconsin highways will take effect the moment crews install 70 mph speed limit signs this week, officials ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jun 15»
2
Ryan calls on Cuomo to reduce speed limit on Scajaquada …
The debate to cut the speed limit on the Scajaquada Expressway to 30 mph from 50 mph is over, Assemblyman Sean Ryan says. In the wake of Saturday's ... «Buffalo News, May 15»
3
Senate passes bill to raise Wisconsin speed limit to 70 mph
Madison — The speed limit on some Wisconsin highways would rise to 70 mph, under a proposal approved by the state Senate on a voice vote Wednesday. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 15»
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Truck companies want feds to move faster on speed limits
The American Trucking Association is calling on the Obama administration to move faster to implement a mandate for electronic speed limit devices on the ... «The Hill, Apr 15»
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Many tractor-trailers on Texas roads exceed tires' safety ratings
But 14 states, mainly west of the Mississippi River, now have speed limits of 75, 80, even 85 mph in part of Texas. Some of those states acted without consulting ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Mar 15»
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Ford's new car will force you to obey the speed limit
Much as we'd like to emulate our NASCAR heroes, breaking the speed limit often comes at a price. Ford is hoping to prevent accidents and speeding tickets by ... «Engadget, Mar 15»
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Proposal for 75 mph speed limit pulled from transportation budget
Instead, the speed limit will be studied as part of a newly created Joint Legislative Task Force on ODOT Issues. The group also will study transportation funding ... «Columbus Dispatch, Mar 15»
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Ohio considering 75 mph speed limit
Dan Knoop, of the Ohio Department of Transportation, changes the speed limit signs along Interstate 70 in Clark County to 70 miles per hour Monday, July 1, ... «Dayton Daily News, Mar 15»
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Tamer city speed limit unsafe … for law-abiding drivers
DOT workers prepare a new speed-limit sign for posting Friday, as the city's speed limit officially dipped to 25mph. Photo: Seth Gottfried; Getty Images ... «New York Post, Nov 14»
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New York City Council Passes Bill Lowering the Speed Limit on …
It has taken 50 years, but New York City is reducing the maximum speed on most of its streets to the limit that existed when Checker cabs were in vogue. «New York Times, Oct 14»

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