speed walking
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of speed walking
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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Now, a research group from Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering has replicated human-like variable speed walking using a musculoskeletal model -- one steered by a reflex control method reflective of the human nervous system.
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2024
I suggested a walk-and-talk office hour, speed walking around my local park.
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2021
What is her speed walking and her speed riding her bike?
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
The flat, rectangular green space stretches about 500 yards under palms, past a fenced-off pond and along rows of equipment for speed walking and chin-ups.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2020
She speed walks through rows of junior parking, her hips swishing back and forth like those people who do Olympic speed walking.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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