high-speed en · ADJ
Meanings
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That operates, moves or takes place at a greater than normal speed.
A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails.[…]This set-up solves several problems […]. Stopping high-speed trains wastes energy and time, so why not simply slow them down enough for a moving platform to pull alongside?
2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):Less important lines of plain double track carrying a mixture of passenger and freight traffic cannot be given ultra-fast expresses, and where alternative routes exist, as for example between London and the West Riding, the specially high-speed trains must be restricted to one of them only.
1960 February, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 67:In retrospect, it was small wonder that Railtrack found its finances under pressure, as with ever increasing demand there was an inevitable effect on infrastructure renewals. Matters came to a head with the Hatfield accident on October 17 2000, when there was a high-speed derailment as a result of deferred track maintenance.
2024 January 10, 'Industry Insider', “Success built on liberalisation and market freedom”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 69:Dead-man's handle, automatic train stop, quick-acting compressed-air brake specially suited for high-speed working, and regenerative braking are among the features of the new locomotives.
1947 March and April, “Swiss High-Speed Electric Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 94:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| highest-speed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| higher-speed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| high speed | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
high-speed steel · high-speed rail · high speed steel
Translations (29)
bg бързодействащ (operates at greater than normal speed) · sv högfarts- (operates at greater than normal speed) · bg бързоходен (operates at greater than normal speed) · ka სწრაფმავალი (operates at greater than normal speed) · nb høyhastighets- (operates at greater than normal speed) · de hochtourig (operates at greater than normal speed) · tr yüksek hızlı (operates at greater than normal speed) · ja 高速 (operates at greater than normal speed) · tr yüksek devirli (operates at greater than normal speed) · ga mórluais (operates at greater than normal speed) · ru скоростно́й (operates at greater than normal speed) · de superschnell (operates at greater than normal speed) · fr à grande vitesse (operates at greater than normal speed) · kix vōngtā (operates at greater than normal speed) · uk високошви́дкісний (operates at greater than normal speed) · ko 고속 (operates at greater than normal speed) · cs vysokorychlostní (operates at greater than normal speed) · cmn 高速 (operates at greater than normal speed) · ml അതിവേഗ (operates at greater than normal speed) · fi nopea (operates at greater than normal speed) · tr yüksek süratli (operates at greater than normal speed) · ka ჩქაროსნული ( (operates at greater than normal speed) · ru высо́коскоростно́й (operates at greater than normal speed) · de schnelllaufend (operates at greater than normal speed) · ka მაღალსიჩქარიანი (operates at greater than normal speed) · pl szybkobieżny (operates at greater than normal speed) · vi cao tốc (operates at greater than normal speed) · sv höghastighets- (operates at greater than normal speed) · nb hurtiggående (operates at greater than normal speed)