an/per hour

idiom

—used in measurements that describe the speed of something

The speed limit is 65 miles per hour.

a ball thrown at 88 miles an hour

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Workers at Ford famously mass-produced the lightweight Army Jeep, the Pygmy, and, at an apex of one per hour, the B-24 Liberator. —

Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024 Winds in the Gulf right now are measuring a punishing 60 miles per hour — nearly hurricane force. —

Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024 Starting at $203,000, the Sportster 25 Surf is the company’s newest, smallest, and sportiest boat, engineered for wake-surfers skilled enough to bob behind a boat cruising at 11 miles per hour. —

Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024 The design allows for speeds of up to 160 kilometers per hour (about 100 mph) for passenger trains and 120 kilometers per hour (about 75 mph) for freight trains. —

Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for an/per hour