exceed the speed limit
11speed — 1. noun 1) the speed of their progress Syn: rate, pace, tempo, momentum 2) the speed with which they responded Syn: rapidity, swiftness, speediness, quickness, dispatch, promptness, immediacy …
12speed — n 1. rapidity, haste, hurry, hurriedness, celerity, velocity, speediness; alacrity, promptness, dispatch; swiftness, fleetness, quickness, fastness, ex peditiousness, precipitousness. v 2. further, forward, expedite, promote, advance; nudge ahead …
13exceed — [ɪkˈsiːd] verb [T] formal 1) to be greater than a number or amount a claim exceeding £500[/ex] 2) to go above an official limit drivers who exceed the speed limit[/ex] …
14exceed — /əkˈsid / (say uhk seed), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) 1. to go beyond the bounds or limits of: to exceed one s powers. 2. to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.: to exceed the speed limit. 3. to surpass; be superior to; excel. –verb (i) 4. to… …
15exceed — ex•ceed [[t]ɪkˈsid[/t]] v. t. 1) to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.: to exceed the speed limit[/ex] 2) to go beyond the bounds or limits of; overstep 3) to surpass; be superior to; excel 4) to be greater, as in quantity or degree 5) to… …
16Speed limits in the United States — are set by each state or territory. Speed limits in the United States vary according to the type of road and land use. These speed limits do not exceed eighty miles per hour. Increments of five miles per hour are used. Additionally, these limits… …
17Speed of light — The speed of light in the vacuum of free space is an important physical constant usually denoted by the letter c . [NIST and BIPM practice is to use c 0 for the speed of light in vacuum in accord with international standard ISO 31 5. See… …
18Advisory speed limit — An advisory speed limit is a speed limit which is recommended by a governing body, but is not enforced. Advisory speed limits are often set in areas with many pedestrians, such as in city centres and outside schools, and on difficult stretches of …
19limit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ outer ▪ northern, southern, etc. ▪ three mile, etc. ▪ city …
20speed trap — noun a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders • Hypernyms: ↑trap, ↑snare * * * noun : a stretch of road watched by concealed officers or devices (as radar) to catch motorists who exceed a speed limit * * * a section of a road where… …
