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closing speed

noun

Definitions

  1. The speed of a moving object relative to another object which it is approaching.

    • If two vehicles, both travelling at 70 mph (miles per hour), collide head-on, their closing speed is 140 mph.
    • This secondary collision, head-on with a closing speed of 142mph, caused the DVT to veer off to the left. Many of the coaches behind it overturned and careered into an adjacent field.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for closing speed. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA