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
But it is no longer just a sturdy ten-speed from Sears: bikers are buying everything from flyweight racers to meaty mountain bikes, from collapsible commuter cycles to three-wheelers for less steady senior citizens.
From Time Magazine Archive
In department stores, magic sets are big along with ten-speed bikes and all sorts of arts and crafts, including candlemaking outfits.
From Time Magazine Archive
She went in the overstuffed garage and returned a few minutes later wheeling a red ten-speed.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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