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closing speeds

closing speeds is the plural of closing speed.

Meaning of closing speed

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.

Questions about closing speeds

What is closing speeds the plural of?
Closing speeds is the plural of closing speed.

Words near closing speeds in the dictionary

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

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