Meanings
adjectivelow-speed (comparative more low-speed, superlative most low-speed)
comparative more low-speed · superlative most low-speed
- That operates, moves or takes place at less than normal speed.
The difficulties of focussing colour-light signals on curved tracks to ensure maximum sighting distance were underlined in the recent official report [...] on a low-speed collision at Newcastle Central on July 25, 1960, between an unfitted freight and a diesel-hauled passenger train.
1961 February, “Talking of Trains: Collision at Newcastle”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 75–76
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 低速
- 低速 (dīsù)slower than normal speed
Finnish hidas
- hidasslower than normal speed
German niedertourig, niedrigtourig
- niedertourigslower than normal speed
- niedrigtourigslower than normal speed
Korean 저속
- 저속 (jeosok)slower than normal speed
Polish wolnobieżny
- wolnobieżnyslower than normal speed
Turkish ağır devirli
- ağır devirlislower than normal speed
Cite this entry
APA
low-speed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-speed
MLA
“low-speed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-speed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “low-speed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-speed.
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