mph

or m.p.h., MPH

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abbreviation

miles per hour.

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Words nearby mph

m-payment, MPC, M.P.E., MPEG, mpg, mph, Mphahlele, M.Pharm., MPhil, MPLA, MP/M

Other definitions for mph (2 of 3)

M.P.H.

abbreviation

Master of Public Health.

Other definitions for mph (3 of 3)

M.Ph.

abbreviation

Master of Philosophy.

How to use mph in a sentence

Because of the thinness of the air, there is a very tight margin between the correct and incorrect airspeeds, as little as 50 mph.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Outpatient imaging actually subsidizes other medical departments,” Chris Sistrom, MD, MPH, Ph.D., told The Daily Beast.
Are Routine Scans Causing Cancer?|Dale Eisinger|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The trip would take 15 minutes at 17,500 mph low earth orbit speed.
Up to a Point: A 'Space Corvette' in Every Garage|P. J. O’Rourke|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That explained why the driver had lost control at an estimated 48 mph going down a slight hill on a straight stretch of dry road.
The Cops Who Found Out the Truth About GM's Deadly Cars—in 2006|Michael Daly|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The three most fuel-costly activities are rough braking, rapid acceleration, and speeding above 70 mph.
Testing Automatic Link, the FitBit for Your Car|Jamie Todd Rubin|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The plot centres around a speed demon who would drive at unspeakable speeds, even up to 45 MPH!
Saltbush Bill, J.P., and Other Verses|A. B. Paterson
Then he was darting out of formation, diving on her, giving her one rocket-burst and reeling off to the south at 840 MPH.
The Good Neighbors|Edgar Pangborn
Its motor is designed to decelerate that mass by 1,075 mph in order to allow it to assume a descending orbit.
Far from Home|J.A. Taylor
A model of the Suburbia 38, a riding mower powered by a 5-hp gasoline engine with three speeds between ½ mph and 4½ mph.
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology|John T. Schlebecker
Let us further assume that the average flight speed of all birds comprising this flight was 30 mph.
A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds.|George H. Lowery.

British Dictionary definitions for mph

mph

abbreviation for

miles per hour

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