speed limit
noun
: the maximum or minimum speed permitted by law in a given area under specified circumstances
Examples of speed limit in a Sentence
The speed limit here is 55 mph.
She got a ticket for breaking the speed limit.
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Even so, researchers noted, the 25 mph speed limit commonly used in residential neighborhoods in the U.S. may be too high for busy city centers or other areas with a lot of pedestrian traffic.
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Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Flynn Mackrell, 18, died following the 100 mph crash in Grosse Pointe Farms, where the speed limit was just 25.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Those findings suggest that the 25 mph speed limit commonly used in residential neighborhoods in the U.S. might be too high, Cicchino says, particularly in dense urban areas.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
To make the journey, the boy would have traveled around two-and-a-half hours − following the speed limit − on Interstate 90.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
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Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Flynn Mackrell, 18, died following the 100 mph crash in Grosse Pointe Farms, where the speed limit was just 25.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Those findings suggest that the 25 mph speed limit commonly used in residential neighborhoods in the U.S. might be too high, Cicchino says, particularly in dense urban areas.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
To make the journey, the boy would have traveled around two-and-a-half hours − following the speed limit − on Interstate 90.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Speed limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speed%20limit. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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