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higher speed

higher speed is the comparative form of high speed.

Meaning of high speed

Noun

high speed (plural high speeds)

  1. A speed having a large magnitude: great velocity.
    • In deference to Queen Victoria's dislike of high speed, the specials were allowed about 75 min. for the journey on the Deeside line, but after her death, they were slightly accelerated.1957 February, H. A. Vallance, “The Deeside Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 96

Questions about higher speed

What is higher speed the comparative form of?
Higher speed is the comparative form of high speed.

Words near higher speed in the dictionary

  1. Higher Macdonald
  2. higher off the hog
  3. higher on the hog
  4. higher power
  5. higher powers
  6. higher speed
  7. higher than a kite
  8. Higher Thought
  9. higher-budget
  10. higher-cost
  11. higher-density

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