speed limit
the maximum speed at which a vehicle is legally permitted to travel, as within a specific area, on a certain road, or under given conditions.
Origin of speed limit
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How to use speed limit in a sentence
The driver then got on the highway and started going "well above the speed limit," with the taxi inspector still in tow.
Going the speed limit, the trip to the Otselic camp takes an hour.
The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town | E. Jean Carroll | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDefense lawyers countered that Batista never exceeded the legal speed limit and that he could not have avoided the cyclist.
The Brutal Fall of Brazilian Billionaire Eike Batista | Mac Margolis | June 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe speed limit is, luckily, the same speed as my brainstorming speed.
Maggie Stiefvater Talks New Novel ‘The Raven Boys,’ Fast Cars, and YA Fiction | Doug Stanton | September 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST“Red-light and speed-safety cameras only generate revenue when drivers exceed the speed limit or run red lights,” Territo said.
Use of Red-Light and Speeding Cameras Increases, but Some Protest | Chris Opfer | July 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Uncle Joe sometimes exceeded the speed limit leaving town but usually went in at a respectable gait.
Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. FieldPolly was fixed in her determination not to exceed the speed limit, at any rate on outward journeys.
Adventures and Enthusiasms | E. V. LucasMeanwhile, Lennard raced down to Portsmouth at a pace that by comparison made the speed limit as slow as that of a tortoise.
The Riddle of the Mysterious Light | Mary E. Hanshewspeed limit, 28 kilometres per hour in open country down to 12 kilometres in the towns.
The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) MansfieldHowever much the rest of the year may drag, the spring vacation always ignores the speed limit.
Peggy Raymond's Way | Harriet Lummis Smith
British Dictionary definitions for speed limit
the maximum permitted speed at which a vehicle may travel on certain roads
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