speed limit en · NOUN
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Meanings
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The maximum speed permitted by law for vehicles.
December 23, 2021, ETSC, New legislation will boost availability of digital speed limit information In a proposed legislative update to EU rules on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), the European Commission says EU Member States will have to supply data on speed limits. The data will then be available for use by in-vehicle safety systems such as Intelligent Speed Assistance, helping to ensure more accurate information.
No stop signs, speed limit Nobody's gonna slow me down
1979, AC/DC, Highway to Hell:Sam has already gone over the speed limit thrice.
Speed limits apply at many points on the line, in addition to the general 25 m.p.h. limit over the whole Dromod-Belturbet section, but it is an open secret that speeds often rise above the statutory limit.
1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 343-344:Speed limits in the United States are set by each state or territory.
John is a careful driver. He never exceeds the speed limit.
A number of Dundee businessmen commuted across the bridge from their homes in Wormit, and some became concerned at the speeds that trains were crossing the bridge. Ex-Dundee Provost William Robertson timed one train at 43mph, way in excess of the 25mph speed limit.
2020 September 23, Paul Bigland, “The tragic tale of the Tay Bridge disaster”, in Rail, page 81:
- (slang) The hand consisting of a pair of 5s, so called in reference to the common speed limit of 55 mph.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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Relateds
speeder · kph · speeding · mph · KPH · M.P.H. · speedometer · speed trap · km/h · MPH
Translations (52)
nl snelheidsbegrenzing (maximum speed permitted) · fr vitesse maximale autorisée (maximum speed permitted) · de Tempolimit (maximum speed permitted) · de Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung (maximum speed permitted) · da hastighedsbegrænsning (maximum speed permitted) · fi nopeusrajoitus (maximum speed permitted) · ro limită de viteză (maximum speed permitted) · sv hastighetsbegränsning (maximum speed permitted) · nrf lînmite dg'ièrre (maximum speed permitted) · ko 속도 제한 (maximum speed permitted) · ja 制限速度 (maximum speed permitted) · et kiiruspiirang (maximum speed permitted) · es límite de velocidad (maximum speed permitted) · hu sebességhatár (maximum speed permitted) · vi tốc độ tối đa (maximum speed permitted) · nl snelheidsbeperking (maximum speed permitted) · pl ograniczenie prędkości (maximum speed permitted) · it limite di velocità (maximum speed permitted) · nv oolwoł bee hazʼání (maximum speed permitted) · ms had laju (maximum speed permitted) · lv ātruma ierobežojums (maximum speed permitted) · cs omezení rychlosti (maximum speed permitted) · ga luasteorainn (maximum speed permitted) · tr hız sınırı (maximum speed permitted) · hu megengedett sebesség (legnagyobb) (maximum speed permitted) · ca límit de velocitat (maximum speed permitted) · mi tepetere (maximum speed permitted) · te వేగ పరిమితి (maximum speed permitted) · aii ܣܵܘܦܵܐ ܕܩܲܠܝܼܠܘܼܬܵܐ (maximum speed permitted) · nrf lînmite dé vitesse (maximum speed permitted) · vi giới hạn tốc độ (maximum speed permitted) · eo rapidlimo (maximum speed permitted) · cmn 速度限制 (maximum speed permitted) · ar حَدّ اَلسُّرْعَة (maximum speed permitted) · bg ограниче́ние на ско́ростта (maximum speed permitted) · hu sebességkorlátozás (maximum speed permitted) · id batas kecepatan (maximum speed permitted) · is hraðamörk (maximum speed permitted) · ru ограниче́ние ско́рости (maximum speed permitted) · ga teorainn luais (maximum speed permitted) · cy cyfyngiad cyflymder (maximum speed permitted) · hu sebességkorlát (maximum speed permitted) · el όριο ταχύτητος (maximum speed permitted) · tl takdang tulin (maximum speed permitted) · km កំរិតល្បឿន (maximum speed permitted) · yue 速度限制 (maximum speed permitted) · uk обме́ження шви́дкості (maximum speed permitted) · cs rychlostní limit (maximum speed permitted) · ar حَدّ اَلسُّرْعَة اَلْأُقْصَى (maximum speed permitted) · et kiirusepiirang (maximum speed permitted) · pt limite de velocidade (maximum speed permitted) · de Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkung (maximum speed permitted)