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two-speed

two-speed adjective: having two different speed settings.

Adjective

two-speed (not comparable)

  1. Having two different speed settings.
    • a two-speed transmission
    • The two-speed exhausters are mounted one in each nose-end compartment and create vacuum for operating the train brakes.1958 June, “Main-Line Diesel-Electric Locomotives for the Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 394

Phrases with two-speed

Questions about two-speed

What does two-speed mean?
Two-speed means having two different speed settings.
What part of speech is two-speed?
Two-speed is an adjective.

Words near two-speed in the dictionary

  1. two-shots
  2. two-sided
  3. two-sided ideal
  4. two-sided ideals
  5. two-sidedness
  6. two-speed
  7. two-speed crossword
  8. two-speed crosswords
  9. two-speed Europe
  10. two-spirit
  11. two-spirited

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