ground speed
- a variation of groundspeed.
Example Sentences
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The truck turned left just prior to the collision, and the plane’s last recorded ground speed was more than 100 miles an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
They still haven't quite gotten the hang of the latter; North American porcupines have a maximum ground speed of about 2 mph.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
“The last days weren’t that easy for me with all the pressure and I had nothing to lose today. So, my ground speed is good and I handled it great, I think.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
“We weren’t the only ones proud of our ground speed that day,” Major Shul recalled, “as almost instantly an F-18 transmitted, ‘Ah, Center, Dusty 52 requests ground speed readout.’
From New York Times ● May 30, 2023
Radar from the ground told him his rate-of-rise, his ground speed, his orbital speed, and added comments on the handling of the drones.
From Space Tug by Leinster, Murray
