Examples of ground speed in a Sentence
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Its ground speed was at 300 knots, about 345 miles per hour.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
As Goose quickly gains ground speed and Block remains committed to open-source AI, the project can soon be a standard bearer of the agentic AI revolution.
—Tor Constantino, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The system, which is the preferred method of surveillance for air traffic control in the U.S., improves visibility by broadcasting an aircraft's GPS location, altitude and ground speed, according to the FAA.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Average it out, and that's a ground speed of about 2 miles per year.
—Kira Wakeam, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
By comparing that to the bike’s ground speed as determined by the Elemnt Ace’s dual-band GPS system, the speed of the wind can be calculated.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Onboard software compares that speed to the bike's current ground speed, and arrives at the wind speed by calculating the difference between the two.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
Certain of them, however, are outfitted with center seconds, which makes timing—whether for calculating ground speed, pulse taking, or any other task common in the military—much easier.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 13 June 2024
The ship’s over ground speed was recorded at just under 8 mph, Muise said Wednesday evening.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
As Goose quickly gains ground speed and Block remains committed to open-source AI, the project can soon be a standard bearer of the agentic AI revolution.
—Tor Constantino, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The system, which is the preferred method of surveillance for air traffic control in the U.S., improves visibility by broadcasting an aircraft's GPS location, altitude and ground speed, according to the FAA.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Average it out, and that's a ground speed of about 2 miles per year.
—Kira Wakeam, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
By comparing that to the bike’s ground speed as determined by the Elemnt Ace’s dual-band GPS system, the speed of the wind can be calculated.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Onboard software compares that speed to the bike's current ground speed, and arrives at the wind speed by calculating the difference between the two.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
Certain of them, however, are outfitted with center seconds, which makes timing—whether for calculating ground speed, pulse taking, or any other task common in the military—much easier.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 13 June 2024
The ship’s over ground speed was recorded at just under 8 mph, Muise said Wednesday evening.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Ground speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20speed. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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