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ten-speed

ten-speed adjective: having ten gears.

Adjective

ten-speed (not comparable)

  1. Having ten gears.

Noun

ten-speed (plural ten-speeds)

  1. A bicycle having ten gears.
    • Shops had waiting lists for customers wanting to buy Healing ten-speeds at $237. Morrison countered with the Olympus ten-speed, released in 1974, and the more upmarket Monark.2004, Jonathan Kennett, Kennett Brothers, Ride: The Story of Cycling in New Zealand, page 65

Forms of ten-speed

pluralten-speeds

Questions about ten-speed

What does ten-speed mean?
Ten-speed means having ten gears.
What part of speech is ten-speed?
Ten-speed can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near ten-speed in the dictionary

  1. ten-second car
  2. ten-second cars
  3. ten-second rule
  4. ten-second rules
  5. ten-shun
  6. ten-speed
  7. ten-speeds
  8. ten-spot
  9. ten-spots
  10. ten-strike
  11. ten-strikes

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