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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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We have to admit that the history of our state’s high-speed rail has been disappointing, to say the least.

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"It's going to be on old tarmac, more high-speed corners and it's going to be hot as well," Russell said.

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Whistleblowers made allegations over the way pay was handled for some construction staff on the high-speed line.

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But the marquee project for this announcement will surely be the long-awaited high-speed rail line between Liverpool and Manchester.

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Those funds could be pulled within 37 days following the high-speed rail authority’s response.

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