high-speed
high-speed adjective: that operates, moves or takes place at a greater than normal speed.
Adjective
high-speed (comparative higher-speed, superlative highest-speed)
- That operates, moves or takes place at a greater than normal speed.
- Dead-man's handle, automatic train stop, quick-acting compressed-air brake specially suited for high-speed working, and regenerative braking are among the features of the new locomotives.1947 March and April, “Swiss High-Speed Electric Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 94
- Less important lines of plain double track carrying a mixture of passenger and freight traffic cannot be given ultra-fast expresses, and where alternative routes exist, as for example between London and the West Riding, the specially high-speed trains must be restricted to one of them only.1960 February, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 67
- Antonyms:
- low-speed
high-speed meaning in Malayalam and Vietnamese
high-speed in Malayalam
- operates at greater than normal speed
- അതിവേഗ ativēga
high-speed in Vietnamese
- operates at greater than normal speed
- cao tốc
Examples of high-speed in a sentence
- Stopping high-speed trains wastes energy and time, so why not simply slow them down enough for a moving platform to pull alongside?2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
- Matters came to a head with the Hatfield accident on October 17 2000, when there was a high-speed derailment as a result of deferred track maintenance.2024 January 10, 'Industry Insider', “Success built on liberalisation and market freedom”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 69:
Antonyms of high-speed
Forms of high-speed
| comparative | higher-speed |
|---|---|
| superlative | highest-speed |
| alternative form | high speed |
Words formed from high-speed
Phrases with high-speed
Questions about high-speed
- What does high-speed mean?
- High-speed means that operates, moves or takes place at a greater than normal speed.
- What is high-speed in Malayalam?
- High-speed in Malayalam is അതിവേഗ (ativēga). See High-speed meaning in Malayalam.
- How do you use high-speed in a sentence?
- Stopping high-speed trains wastes energy and time, so why not simply slow them down enough for a moving platform to pull alongside?
- What part of speech is high-speed?
- High-speed is an adjective.
Words near high-speed in the dictionary
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