speed limit

The maximum or minimum speed at which a motor vehicle or motorboat may legally be operated on public roads or waterways.

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speed limit

(Automotive Engineering) the maximum permitted speed at which a vehicle may travel on certain roads

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

speed′ lim`it

the maximum speed at which a vehicle is legally permitted to travel.

[1890–95]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

speed limit - regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road

ordinance, regulation - an authoritative rule

Translations

حَدُّ الْسُرْعَة

nejvyšší dovolená rychlost

fartgrænse

Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung

όριο ταχύτητας

velocidad máxima

nopeusrajoitus

limitation de vitesse

ograničenje brzine

limite di velocità

制限速度

속도제한

snelheidsbeperking

fartsgrense

ograniczenie prędkości

limite de velocidade

ограничение скорости

omejitev hitrosti

hastighetsbegränsning

ขีดจำกัดความเร็ว

hız sınırı

giới hạn tốc độ

限速

speed limit

n → limite m di velocità
to exceed the speed limit → superare il limite di velocità

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

speed limit

→ حَدُّ الْسُرْعَة nejvyšší dovolená rychlost fartgrænse Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung όριο ταχύτητας velocidad máxima nopeusrajoitus limitation de vitesse ograničenje brzine limite di velocità 制限速度 속도제한 snelheidsbeperking fartsgrense ograniczenie prędkości limite de velocidade ограничение скорости hastighetsbegränsning ขีดจำกัดความเร็ว hız sınırı giới hạn tốc độ 限速

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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the FRSC introduced the use of the speed limit device in 2016 to reduce the incidents of accidents and loss of lives.

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But bosses have agreed it will be easier to raise the speed limit on one road than reduce the other, because of lack of space to put speed signs on the carriageway.

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