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groundspeed

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ground speed also ground·speed (groundspd)
n. Abbr. GS
The speed of an airborne aircraft relative to the ground it traverses in a given period of time.
groundspeed [ˈgraʊndˌspiːd]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the speed of an aircraft relative to the ground Compare airspeed
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Noun1.groundspeed - the speed of an aircraft relative to the ground
speed, velocity - distance travelled per unit time
Translations
groundspeed [ˈgraʊndˌspiːd] N (Aer) → velocidad f respecto a la tierra


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