"closing speed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: closing speeds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} closing speed (plural closing speeds)
  1. The speed of a moving object relative to another object which it is approaching.
    Sense id: en-closing_speed-en-noun-v8GE1BuM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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