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linespeed

linespeed is the alternative form of line speed.

Meaning of line speed

Noun

line speed (plural line speeds)

  1. The maximum speed at which trains can run on a given railway line, or section of line.
    • NR had introduced [a] speed restriction for the 400 trains that pass daily on this section of the West Coast Main Line between Rugby and Milton Keynes, but since the work the full 110mph line speed has been reinstated.2020 June 3, “Network News: Kilsby Tunnel closure allows essential repair work”, in Rail, page 16

Forms of linespeed

plurallinespeeds

Origin of linespeed

From line + speed.

Questions about linespeed

What is linespeed the alternative form of?
Linespeed is the alternative form of line speed.

Words near linespeed in the dictionary

  1. linesman
  2. linesmen
  3. linespace
  4. linespaces
  5. linespacing
  6. linespeed
  7. linespeeds
  8. linespeople
  9. linesperson
  10. linespersons
  11. linestrength

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Adapted from Wiktionary: linespeed (page history and authors); line speed (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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