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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The speed limit on that stretch of County Road 42 is 55 mph.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2024
Detective Eric Wheeler showed the speed limit on that road was 50 mph and suggested that Daybell was on his way to his attorney.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
The speed limit on the highway, according to the Morning News, was 70 miles per hour.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
The speed limit on that section of the highway is 70 mph.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
This is an allegation in which my client may have made a dumb mistake by driving above the speed limit.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Advocates have used the results of the latest death to renew their call for final approval of enhanced seasonal speed limits for vessels aimed at protecting the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
—John Deem, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
The final installment, City in Ruins, is classic Winslow — electric prose, zooming along well above the speed limit but with a deep understanding of the haunted characters at the center of the action.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Their bill would improve driver education, increase enforcement of work zone speed limits and raise fines for motorists who flout them.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2024
Detective Eric Wheeler showed the speed limit on that road was 50 mph and suggested that Daybell was on his way to his attorney.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
The speed limit on the highway, according to the Morning News, was 70 miles per hour.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
The speed limit on that section of the highway is 70 mph.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
This is an allegation in which my client may have made a dumb mistake by driving above the speed limit.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Advocates have used the results of the latest death to renew their call for final approval of enhanced seasonal speed limits for vessels aimed at protecting the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
—John Deem, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
The final installment, City in Ruins, is classic Winslow — electric prose, zooming along well above the speed limit but with a deep understanding of the haunted characters at the center of the action.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Their bill would improve driver education, increase enforcement of work zone speed limits and raise fines for motorists who flout them.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Speed limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speed%20limit. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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