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closing speed

closing speed noun: the speed of a moving object relative to another object which it is approaching.

Noun

closing speed (plural closing speeds)

  1. The speed of a moving object relative to another object which it is approaching.
    • If two vehicles, both travelling at 70 mph (miles per hour), collide head-on, their closing speed is 140 mph.
    • This secondary collision, head-on with a closing speed of 142mph, caused the DVT to veer off to the left. Many of the coaches behind it overturned and careered into an adjacent field.2021 February 24, Greg Morse, “Great Heck: a tragic chain of events”, in RAIL, number 925, page 39

Forms of closing speed

pluralclosing speeds

Questions about closing speed

What does closing speed mean?
Closing speed means the speed of a moving object relative to another object which it is approaching.
What part of speech is closing speed?
Closing speed is a noun.
What is the plural of closing speed?
The plural of closing speed is closing speeds.

Words near closing speed in the dictionary

  1. closing one's mind
  2. Closing Opposition
  3. closing out
  4. closing round
  5. closing sale
  6. closing speed
  7. closing speeds
  8. closing the barn door after the horse has bolted
  9. closing the book on
  10. closing the books
  11. closing the door on

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