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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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2001
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jump speed the airspeed at which parachute troops can jump from an aircraft with comparative safety.
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Speed camera sites listed on Net
Newspaper article from: Evening Times; 10/21/2002; 700+ words
; ...May - will help cut drivers' speed and save lives. All Glasgow's 35 speed cameras and 22 red light cameras...knowledge will contribute to lower speeds which in turn reduces the risk...90%. Motorists breaking the speed limit face a fine of at least...
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Speed management program in FHWA and NHTSA
Magazine article from: Institute of Transportation Engineers. ITE Journal; 7/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; THE SPEED MANAGEMENT WORK PLAN IS PART OF THE CONTINUING...HIGHWAYS. TRAVEL AT SAFE AND REASONable speeds on highways promotes the nation's productivity...characteristics, enforcement strategies and speed zoning (a safe and reasonable limit for...
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SPEED'S NEEDS DIFFER FROM RACING PEERS
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 10/17/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Then, just after the music starts, Scott Speed's face rises into view. With comedic timing and a few props, Speed and a friend lip-sync to the song "Milk...Inspired by a similar YouTube video, Speed thought he and Colin Fleming could do it...
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Speed Doubler 1.0.2: Connectix makes a Power Mac's 680X0's emulation feel native. (Software Review)(Evaluation)
Magazine article from: Macworld; 2/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...to the test by Macworld Lab, Speed Doubler gets a big thumbs...suite, overall 680X0 emulation speed on a first-generation Power...the fact that 680X0 emulation speeds on the newest Power Macs, which...were slight, but noticeable. Speed Copy's performance boost was...
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Speed reading.(instruments that measure a boat's speed)(includes related article on boat used for testing instruments)
Magazine article from: Trailer Boats; 9/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...t work until boat speed exceeds 15 mph or more...somewhat useless in slow-speed zones and for determining trolling speeds. Carefully constructed...over a wide range of speeds. This type of speedometer gives reliable speed readings as low as...
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Speed Compliance in School and Playground Zones
Magazine article from: Institute of Transportation Engineers. ITE Journal; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...warning lights, speed monitoring displays...characteristics on traffic speeds and compliance rates...taken using a laser speed gun. The speeds of 80 vehicles were...vehicles driven at speeds above the legal speed limit of 30 km/hr...
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SPEED GOVERNORS AND THE COMING PUBLIC DEBATE
Magazine article from: Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics, and Policy; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...proposal to cap truck speeds at 68 mph by requiring...manufacturers to install speed governors on all...close to the same speed. When different...move at different speeds, however, interactions...economic arguments favor speed governors. Trucks...efficiently at lower speeds (to a ...
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Traffic speeds in English urban areas: 2004.
M2 Presswire; 5/26/2005; 700+ words
; ...key results are: Traffic Speeds in urban areas 2004 * The average traffic speed across the major road network...proportion of time spent at higher speeds (around the speed limits) fell. Notes to Editors Traffic Speeds in English Urban Areas: 2004...
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Speed limit increases mulled
Newspaper article from: Pasadena Star-News; 4/11/2008; ; 700+ words
; SOUTH PASADENA - Speed limits should be raised...and noted the average speeds of drivers. Officials...to determine what the speed limits should be. While...and noted the average speeds of drivers. Officials...to determine what the speed limits should be. While...
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Design speed and operating speed.
Magazine article from: Public Works; 1/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...sensitivity to operating speed varies dramatically...and expect low travel speeds by others on streets in...comfortable operating speed. As such, design speed should remain consistent with posted speeds established by measuring...
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speed
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
speed / spēd / • n. 1. rapidity of movement or action: the accident was due to excessive speed | fig. they were bemused by the speed of events. ∎ the rate at which someone or...
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Speed Limits
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...states had still not changed the speed limit on urban interstates, but most had raised the maximum speed limit to 65 or 70 mph in rural...Literature Review on Vehicle Travel Speeds and Pedestrian Injuries, publication...an Interstate Freeway with No Speed Limit. Minneapolis, Minn...
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Speed, James
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
SPEED, JAMES James Speed served as U.S. attorney general under President abraham lincoln. Speed was born March 11, 1812, in Jefferson County, Kentucky. He was the son of Kentucky pioneers John Speed and Lucy Gilmer Fry Speed and counted...
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Light Speed
Book article from: Mathematics
...stars at conventional speeds, which is why the...Is Traveling at the Speed of Light Possible...going faster than the speed of light really means exceeding the speed of light in vacuum...is to misrepresent speeds. If spaceship A is...
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SIC 3566 Speed Changers, Industrial High-Speed Drives, and Gears
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
SIC 3566SPEED CHANGERS, INDUSTRIAL HIGH-SPEED DRIVES, AND GEARS Firms in this industry manufacture speed changers, industrial high-speed drives, and gears. Hydrostatic drives are classified under SIC 3594...
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