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footspeed

footspeed noun: the speed at which a person can move on foot.

Noun

footspeed (uncountable)

  1. The speed at which a person can move on foot.
    • The journey, however, is not all peaches and cream, and thick skin is as much of a necessity as footspeed and arm strength.2003, Bo Durkac, How to Become a Professional Baseball Player, page 177

Origin of footspeed

From foot + speed.

Questions about footspeed

What does footspeed mean?
Footspeed means the speed at which a person can move on foot.
What part of speech is footspeed?
Footspeed is a noun.

Words near footspeed in the dictionary

  1. footsoldier
  2. footsoldiers
  3. footsoldiery
  4. footsore
  5. footsoreness
  6. footspeed
  7. footspur
  8. footspurs
  9. footstalk
  10. footstalked
  11. footstalks

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