ten-speed
Americannoun
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a system of gears having ten forward gear ratios, especially on a bicycle.
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a bicycle having such a system of gears.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ten-speed
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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This New Paltz, NY trio make sweet bedroom punk that sounds like riding your ten-speed down a sleepy summer street with someone you just realized you have a crush on.
From The Verge ● Feb. 14, 2015
“I’m going with you,” Anneliese said, and in the next minute she was pushing a matching pair of ten-speed bicycles out the door, hers and Chris’s.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 8, 2013
Beth Heiden's skates may be bronze, but her ten-speed is golden.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now discriminating enthusiasts can buy a futuristic ten-speed British Hetchins for $900, or the Italian Coinage for $1,200.
From Time Magazine Archive
All I had wanted was a new inner tube for my ten-speed, which I never got to ride anymore anyway, and now all this had happened.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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