high-speed

[ hahy-speed ]

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adjective

designed to operate or operating at a high speed: a high-speed drill.
Photography. suitable for minimum light exposure: high-speed film; a high-speed lens.

Origin of high-speed

First recorded in 1870–75

Words Nearby high-speed

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How to use high-speed in a sentence

He felt his body grow limp (like one of those high-speed films of a flower wilting).
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Authorities blame anarchists protesting a proposed high-speed rail line called TAV that will link Turin and Lyon, France.
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The cops suspended the high-speed pursuit lest some innocent be killed.
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This was before France had its network of high-speed trains.
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Thankfully, I have a high-speed Internet connection, so my doom window was but fleeting.
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These presented no serious hindrance to our attaining high speed, for we could tell just where to expect them.
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Steam yachts having abnormally high speed are occasionally seen in a large yachting fleet.
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Then they again raced their ponies at high speed in the hope of soon overtaking the Pawnees.
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A further control of the high speed jet is provided by the fuel metering valve operated by the carbureter throttle.
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Morey cut into a Northbound traffic level, moved into the high-speed lane, and eased in on the accelerator.
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British Dictionary definitions for high-speed

high-speed

adjectivephotog

employing or requiring a very short exposure time: high-speed film
recording or making exposures at a rate usually exceeding 50 and up to several million frames per second

working, moving, or operating at a high speed

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