Meanings
plural speed limits
- The maximum speed permitted by law for vehicles.
Sam has already gone over the speed limit thrice.
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John is a careful driver. He never exceeds the speed limit.
Speed limits in the United States are set by each state or territory.
Speed limits apply at many points on the line, in addition to the general 25 m.p.h. limit over the whole Dromod-Belturbet section, but it is an open secret that speeds often rise above the statutory limit.
1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 343-344No stop signs, speed limit Nobody's gonna slow me down
1979, AC/DC, Highway to HellA number of Dundee businessmen commuted across the bridge from their homes in Wormit, and some became concerned at the speeds that trains were crossing the bridge. Ex-Dundee Provost William Robertson timed one train at 43mph, way in excess of the 25mph speed limit.
2020 September 23, Paul Bigland, “The tragic tale of the Tay Bridge disaster”, in Rail, page 81 - slangcard gamesThe hand consisting of a pair of 5s, so called in reference to the common speed limit of 55 mph.
Translations
Arabic حَدّ اَلسُّرْعَة اَلْأُقْصَى, حَدّ اَلسُّرْعَة
- حَدّ اَلسُّرْعَة اَلْأُقْصَى (ḥadd as-surʕa l-ʔuqṣā)maximum speed permitted
- حَدّ اَلسُّرْعَة (ḥadd as-surʕa)maximum speed permitted
Bulgarian ограниче́ние на ско́ростта
- ограниче́ние на ско́ростта (ograničénie na skórostta)maximum speed permitted
Catalan límit de velocitat
- límit de velocitatmaximum speed permitted
Chinese Cantonese 速度限制
- 速度限制 (cuk¹ dou⁶ haan⁶ zai³)maximum speed permitted
Chinese Mandarin 速度限制
- 速度限制 (sùdù xiànzhì)maximum speed permitted
Czech omezení rychlosti, rychlostní limit
- omezení rychlostimaximum speed permitted
- rychlostní limitmaximum speed permitted
Danish hastighedsbegrænsning
- hastighedsbegrænsningmaximum speed permitted
Dutch snelheidsbeperking, snelheidsbegrenzing
- snelheidsbeperkingmaximum speed permitted
- snelheidsbegrenzingmaximum speed permitted
Esperanto rapidlimo
- rapidlimomaximum speed permitted
Estonian kiirusepiirang, kiiruspiirang
- kiirusepiirangmaximum speed permitted
- kiiruspiirangmaximum speed permitted
Finnish nopeusrajoitus
- nopeusrajoitusmaximum speed permitted
French vitesse maximale autorisée
- vitesse maximale autoriséemaximum speed permitted
German Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung, Tempolimit
- Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzungmaximum speed permitted
- Tempolimitmaximum speed permitted
- Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkungmaximum speed permitted
Greek όριο ταχύτητος
- όριο ταχύτητος (ório tachýtitos)maximum speed permitted
Hungarian sebességkorlátozás, megengedett sebesség (legnagyobb)
- sebességkorlátozásmaximum speed permitted
- megengedett sebesség (legnagyobb)maximum speed permitted
- sebességkorlátmaximum speed permitted
- sebességhatármaximum speed permitted
Icelandic hraðamörk
- hraðamörkmaximum speed permitted
Indonesian batas kecepatan
- batas kecepatanmaximum speed permitted
Irish luasteorainn, teorainn luais
- luasteorainnmaximum speed permitted
- teorainn luaismaximum speed permitted
Italian limite di velocità
- limite di velocitàmaximum speed permitted
Japanese 制限速度
- 制限速度 (seigen sokudo)maximum speed permitted
Korean 속도 제한
- 속도 제한 (sokdo jehan)maximum speed permitted
Latvian ātruma ierobežojums
- ātruma ierobežojumsmaximum speed permitted
Malay had laju
- had lajumaximum speed permitted
Māori tepetere
- tepeteremaximum speed permitted
Polish ograniczenie prędkości
- ograniczenie prędkościmaximum speed permitted
Portuguese limite de velocidade
- limite de velocidademaximum speed permitted
Romanian limită de viteză
- limită de vitezămaximum speed permitted
Russian ограниче́ние ско́рости
- ограниче́ние ско́рости (ograničénije skórosti)maximum speed permitted
Spanish límite de velocidad
- límite de velocidadmaximum speed permitted
Swedish hastighetsbegränsning
- hastighetsbegränsningmaximum speed permitted
Tagalog takdang tulin
- takdang tulinmaximum speed permitted
Turkish hız sınırı
- hız sınırımaximum speed permitted
Ukrainian обме́ження шви́дкості
- обме́ження шви́дкості (obméžennja švýdkosti)maximum speed permitted
Vietnamese tốc độ tối đa, giới hạn tốc độ
- tốc độ tối đamaximum speed permitted
- giới hạn tốc độmaximum speed permitted
Welsh cyfyngiad cyflymder
- cyfyngiad cyflymdermaximum speed permitted
Cite this entry
speed limit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speed%20limit
“speed limit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speed%20limit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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