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
"That is why I never ride it much," Bianca says of her pink ten-speed.
From Time Magazine Archive
He recently bought an $8,000 car and also owns an $800 stereo system, a $300 ten-speed bike and an elegant wardrobe.
From Time Magazine Archive
One minute I was twelve years old and wondering where I could get enough money for an inner tube for my old used ten-speed.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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