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speed limit

Syllables: speed·li·mit/ˌspiːd ˈlɪ.mɪt/

speed limit noun: the maximum speed permitted by law for vehicles.

speed limit: the maximum speed permitted by law for vehicles
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Noun

speed limit (plural speed limits)

  1. The maximum speed permitted by law for vehicles.
    • John is a careful driver. He never exceeds the speed limit.
    • Sam has already gone over the speed limit thrice.
  2. (slang) The hand consisting of a pair of 5s, so called in reference to the common speed limit of 55 mph.

speed limit meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Tagalog and Arabic

speed limit in Tamil

விரைவு எல்லை, விரைவு வரம்பு, வேக வரம்பு, அளவு

speed limit in Telugu

maximum speed permitted
వేగ పరిమితి vēga parimiti

speed limit in Tagalog

maximum speed permitted
takdang tulin

speed limit in Arabic

maximum speed permitted
حَدّ اَلسُّرْعَة اَلْأُقْصَى ḥadd as-surʕa l-ʔuqṣā, حَدّ اَلسُّرْعَة ḥadd as-surʕa
More languagesFewer languages
speed limit in Malay
had laju
speed limit in Indonesian
batas kecepatan
speed limit in Vietnamese
tốc độ tối đa, giới hạn tốc độ

Examples of speed limit in a sentence

  • Speed limits in the United States are set by each state or territory.
  • Ex-Dundee Provost William Robertson timed one train at 43mph, way in excess of the 25mph speed limit.2020 September 23, Paul Bigland, “The tragic tale of the Tay Bridge disaster”, in Rail, page 81:

Forms of speed limit

pluralspeed limits

Questions about speed limit

What does speed limit mean?
Speed limit means the maximum speed permitted by law for vehicles.
What is speed limit in Tamil?
Speed limit in Tamil is விரைவு எல்லை, விரைவு வரம்பு, வேக வரம்பு. See Speed limit meaning in Tamil.
How do you use speed limit in a sentence?
Speed limits in the United States are set by each state or territory.
What part of speech is speed limit?
Speed limit is a noun.
How do you pronounce speed limit?
Speed limit is pronounced /ˌspiːd ˈlɪ.mɪt/.
What is the plural of speed limit?
The plural of speed limit is speed limits.

Words near speed limit in the dictionary

  1. speed goats
  2. speed gun
  3. speed guns
  4. speed hump
  5. speed humps
  6. speed limit
  7. speed limiter
  8. speed limiters
  9. speed limits
  10. speed loader
  11. speed loaders

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: speed limit (page history and authors); speed limit (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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