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high-speed

[ hahy-speed ]

adjective

  1. designed to operate or operating at a high speed:

    a high-speed drill.

  2. Photography. suitable for minimum light exposure:

    high-speed film; a high-speed lens.



high-speed

adjective

  1. employing or requiring a very short exposure time

    high-speed film

  2. recording or making exposures at a rate usually exceeding 50 and up to several million frames per second
  3. working, moving, or operating at a high speed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of high-speed1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Four Colombian men were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary in May 2024 after a high-speed pursuit.

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They mention how Jack Nicholson’s erratic high-speed driving — on the wrong side of the road down Manchester Boulevard — inspired their song “Basketball Jones.”

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On high-speed roads, medians are supposed to gently separate traffic moving in the opposite direction.

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He cites the example of Beijing Jingdiao, now a leading manufacturer of high-speed precision machinery, which is used to make advanced components efficiently.

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A man was fatally shot by Anaheim police Wednesday night following a dramatic, high-speed pursuit that ended when he crashed his truck on a bridge over the Santa Ana River, authorities said.

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