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speed order

speed order noun: a (temporary) speed restriction.

Noun

speed order (plural speed orders)

  1. (An order to observe) a (temporary) speed restriction.
    • We had a long 20 m.p.h. speed order of perhaps 7 miles' duration some 60 miles from Aulnoye and André told me to get some 8min in hand with our heavy train to offset this. [...] When we had passed the speed order, we were about 4min behind time, but we had regained nearly all the time by Creil.1961 March, ""Balmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 147

Forms of speed order

pluralspeed orders

Questions about speed order

What does speed order mean?
Speed order means a (temporary) speed restriction.
What part of speech is speed order?
Speed order is a noun.
What is the plural of speed order?
The plural of speed order is speed orders.

Words near speed order in the dictionary

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