Speeds
[spi:dz]
Examples
- Let us be set down at Queen's Crawley without further divagation, and see how Miss Rebecca Sharp speeds there. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It moved entirely under its own power, could climb hills and could travel on the level road at speeds which had never before been exhibited by vehicles of that type. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It ran up with his weight, tight as a bow-string, and swift as the arrow it speeds. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Device for examining combinations of odors and their changes by rotation at different speeds. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He doubled the production inside three months, without materially increasing the pay-roll, by increasing the cutting speeds of tools, and by the use of various devices. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Improved clutches, gear ratios which permit varying speeds, double-braking systems and electric lights are present-day refinements which add zest to the sport of motorcycling. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- One can not do otherwise who speeds over these sparkling waters and breathes the soft atmosphere of this sunny land. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This discovery did away entirely with sluggishness, and made it possible to secure high speeds over lines of comparatively great lengths. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Editor: Rebekah