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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Follow the nighttime speed limit of 45 miles per hour on U.S. Highway 26/89/191.
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Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
Make sure to respect the speed limits and the neighbors.
—Raul Roa, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
In their haste to load super-chilled propellant onto the Falcon 9, SpaceX had found its speed limit.
—ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025
Those photos became critical to the case’s outcome after the at-fault driver took a photo of a speed limit sign installed five days following the crash.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
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Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
Make sure to respect the speed limits and the neighbors.
—Raul Roa, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
In their haste to load super-chilled propellant onto the Falcon 9, SpaceX had found its speed limit.
—ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025
Those photos became critical to the case’s outcome after the at-fault driver took a photo of a speed limit sign installed five days following the crash.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 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 24 May. 2025.
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