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
Now discriminating enthusiasts can buy a futuristic ten-speed British Hetchins for $900, or the Italian Coinage for $1,200.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bruce Babbitt, who has pedaled his ten-speed across Iowa and climbed a mountain in New Hampshire, is described in one of his TV commercials as "coming from a frontier family that lives by simple truths."
From Time Magazine Archive
At the time, Zeitoun didn’t have a car, so he rode to Charlie’s work sites on a bike—a ten-speed he bought for forty dollars.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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