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0-60-0

0-60-0 noun: a performance measure for automobiles, that either measures elapsed time, or elapsed distance. The automobile starts from a standing start, accelerates to 60 mph (roughly 100 km/h), and then brakes to a stop.

Noun

0-60-0 (plural 0-60-0s)

  1. A performance measure for automobiles, that either measures elapsed time, or elapsed distance. The automobile starts from a standing start, accelerates to 60 mph (roughly 100 km/h), and then brakes to a stop.

Forms of 0-60-0

plural0-60-0s

Origin of 0-60-0

From 0-60 + 60-0.

Questions about 0-60-0

What does 0-60-0 mean?
0-60-0 means a performance measure for automobiles, that either measures elapsed time, or elapsed distance. The automobile starts from a standing start, accelerates to 60 mph (roughly 100 km/h), and then brakes to a stop.
What part of speech is 0-60-0?
0-60-0 is a noun.
What is the plural of 0-60-0?
The plural of 0-60-0 is 0-60-0s.

Words near 0-60-0 in the dictionary

  1. 0-6-4
  2. 0-6-4s
  3. 0-6-6-0
  4. 0-6-6-0s
  5. 0-60
  6. 0-60-0
  7. 0-60-0s
  8. 0-60s
  9. 0-8-0
  10. 0-8-0s
  11. 0-8-2

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