overspeed
/ˈoʊ.vɚˌspid/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Caully-flowers over-speeding to pome and head..should be quite erradicated ^([sic – meaning eradicated])."
- "The device should be periodically tested by overspeeding the engine say once a month."
- "Trashes are clogs strapped round the neck of a dog to prevent his overspeed."
- "Protection devices are provided for engine and locomotive overspeed (maximum service speed is set at 90 m.p.h.); [...]."
- "Investigating four 'overspeed' incidents during hot weather on July 18/19, RAIB discovered that confusion over where the BESRs [blanket emergency speed restrictions] started and finished, as well as the routes to which they applied, were contributory factors. […] There were no consequences from the overspeeds, [resulting from the BESRs] which had been put in place owing to danger of buckled rails."
Etymology
From over- + speed.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: over
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈoʊ.vɚˌspid/
- British English: /ˌəʊ.vəˈspiːd/