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Definition of High-speed
1. Adjective. Operating at high speed. "A high-velocity shell"
Definition of High-speed
1. Adjective. That operates, moves or takes place at a greater than normal speed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of High-speed
Literary usage of High-speed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Defense Conversion: Redirecting R&Dby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Steel-wheel trains running at more than 100 miles per hour were introduced in
the United States as early as the 1930s, and high-speed trains have been ..."
2. Bulletin by Mysore Geologists' Association (1918)
"Theory of High Speed Steels. Carpenter found the heating and cooling curves of
a rapid steel to bs radically different from each other, and also that the ..."
3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"high-speed SERVICE. 21. It is the average speed of a train between terminals that
... A high-speed train is one that makes a high average speed; ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1903)
"high-speed ELECTRIC RAILWAY PROBLEMS. BY AH ARMSTRONG. ... Although the so-called
high-speed roads stop at comparatively infrequent intervals, the relation ..."
5. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1913)
"In Europe high-speed engines are developed to a high degree of efficiency, ...
high-speed engines as a class have the advantage of being more compact for a ..."
6. Transactions by National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association, Institution of Public Health Engineers (Great Britain) (1890)
"Comparing high-speed mules with slow, the cost for power is from 16 to 70 per
... Even with 70 per cent. more power per spindle, the high speed saves 10 per ..."
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