sustained speed

collocation in English

meaningsofsustainedandspeed

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sustained
adjective
uk
/səˈsteɪnd/us
/səˈsteɪnd/
continuing for a ...
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speed
noun
uk
/spiːd/us
/spiːd/
how fast ...
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It will have greatersustainedspeed, and longer endurance between refuelling.
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Wind speeds for the area reached a maximumsustainedspeedof less than 11 mph.
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On normal roads, it was capable of asustainedspeedof 55mph km/h, hence its nickname.
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Maximumsustainedspeedis 14 m/s (about 30 miles per hour).
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But a bigger gear makessustainedspeedeasier, important in pursuit racing, time trial and bunched races such as points or scratch events.
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At the time, this was the longest submerged cruise by a submarine and at the highestsustainedspeed(for at least one hour) ever recorded.
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She was capable of asustainedspeedof 20 kn.
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Without a good jump, the rider risks opponents accelerating away; without goodsustainedspeed, he will be unable to keep up with a fast race.
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At asustainedspeedof 10kn km/h, the vessels have a range of 8300nmi km.
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The ship was able to transport up to 235,000 m (1.48 million barrels / 200,000 t) at asustainedspeedof (16.25 knots).
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The main engines can propel the 664 ton (712 tons full load) ship at over 28kn km/h, with asustainedspeedof 25kn km/h.
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These were coupled in series to a motor driving a propeller at about 750 rpm, giving the ship asustainedspeedof 8 mph for at least 8 hours.
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Gazelles are known as swift animals some are able to run at bursts as high as, or run at asustainedspeedof.
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The use of a ramjet propulsion system enables sustained speeds without deceleration throughout its flight.
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Classical sources indicate that the trireme was capable of sustained speeds of ca. 6 knots at a relatively leisurely pace.
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The car's lithium batteries were designed for sustained speeds.
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