"speedboard" meaning in All languages combined

See speedboard on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: speedboards [plural]
Etymology: From speed + board. Etymology templates: {{af|en|speed|board}} speed + board Head templates: {{en-noun}} speedboard (plural speedboards)
  1. A board indicating a speed limit.
    Sense id: en-speedboard-en-noun-ieo9W5A9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. A skateboard designed for high speed.
    Sense id: en-speedboard-en-noun-Ys08Cscd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: speedboarder, speedboarding

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1989, Wisconsin Traffic Safety Reporter:",
          "text": "Speedboards would provide drivers immediate notification of their speed as they pass the device.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1999, Locomotive Engineers Journal, volumes 106-108, page 4:",
          "text": "Union Pacific has taken down Southern Pacific speedboards and replaced them with U.P. speedboards. U.P. speedboards for reduction of speed are posted at a measly 2,500 feet from the point of effect.",
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        {
          "ref": "2009, John Impagliazzo, Timo Järvi, Petri Paju, History of Nordic Computing 2: Second IFIP WG 9.7 Conference, page 16:",
          "text": "The panel also keeps the driver informed of current speed limits and target speed limits at speedboards and signals ahead.",
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