speed limit
noun
: the maximum or minimum speed permitted by law in a given area under specified circumstances
Examples of speed limit in a Sentence
The speed limit here is 55 mph.
She got a ticket for breaking the speed limit.
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Only four boats, identified by a SEMARNAT flag, can observe a whale simultaneously, with a 30-minute time limit per group and a speed limit of 5 knots.
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
According to the Houston Texans, Stevens hit a patch of gravel that threw him into a speed limit sign, which broke in half from the impact of Stevens' body.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But the occasional poach is perhaps no great sin, more akin to driving over the speed limit than, say, starting a forest fire.
—Mark Sundeen, Outside Online, 19 Mar. 2025
Officials explained that the neighborhood is undergoing the approval process for a speed table, much like a speed bump, to be put in place as well as speed limit signs.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
According to the Houston Texans, Stevens hit a patch of gravel that threw him into a speed limit sign, which broke in half from the impact of Stevens' body.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But the occasional poach is perhaps no great sin, more akin to driving over the speed limit than, say, starting a forest fire.
—Mark Sundeen, Outside Online, 19 Mar. 2025
Officials explained that the neighborhood is undergoing the approval process for a speed table, much like a speed bump, to be put in place as well as speed limit signs.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for speed limit
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“Speed limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speed%20limit. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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