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"word": "high-speed rail"
},
{
"word": "high-speed steel"
},
{
"word": "high speed steel"
}
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"ref": "1947 March and April, “Swiss High-Speed Electric Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 94",
"text": "Dead-man's handle, automatic train stop, quick-acting compressed-air brake specially suited for high-speed working, and regenerative braking are among the features of the new locomotives.",
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"ref": "1960 February, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 67",
"text": "Less important lines of plain double track carrying a mixture of passenger and freight traffic cannot be given ultra-fast expresses, and where alternative routes exist, as for example between London and the West Riding, the specially high-speed trains must be restricted to one of them only.",
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},
{
"ref": "2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly)",
"text": "A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails.[…]This set-up solves several problems […]. Stopping high-speed trains wastes energy and time, so why not simply slow them down enough for a moving platform to pull alongside?",
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"ref": "2024 January 10, 'Industry Insider', “Success built on liberalisation and market freedom”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 69",
"text": "In retrospect, it was small wonder that Railtrack found its finances under pressure, as with ever increasing demand there was an inevitable effect on infrastructure renewals. Matters came to a head with the Hatfield accident on October 17 2000, when there was a high-speed derailment as a result of deferred track maintenance.",
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bǎrzohoden",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "бързоходен"
},
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"roman": "bǎrzodejstvašt",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "бързодействащ"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gāosù",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "高速"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "vysokorychlostní"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "nopea"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "à grande vitesse"
},
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"code": "ka",
"english": "internet connections or transport",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "maɣalsičkariani",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "მაღალსიჩქარიანი"
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "sc̣rapmavali",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "სწრაფმავალი"
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "čkarosnuli",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "ჩქაროსნული ("
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "rotation",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "hochtourig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "schnelllaufend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "superschnell"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "mórluais"
},
{
"alt": "こうそく",
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"roman": "kōsoku",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "高速"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gosok",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "고속"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "ativēga",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "അതിവേഗ"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "hurtiggående"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "høyhastighets-"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "szybkobieżny"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vysókoskorostnój",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "высо́коскоростно́й"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "skorostnój",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "скоростно́й"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "höghastighets-"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "högfarts-"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"english": "rotation",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "yüksek devirli"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "yüksek hızlı"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "yüksek süratli"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "cao tốc"
}
]
}
],
"word": "high-speed"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"word": "high-speed rail"
},
{
"word": "high-speed steel"
},
{
"word": "high speed steel"
}
],
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{
"form": "higher-speed",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "highest-speed",
"tags": [
"superlative"
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}
],
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],
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"pos": "adj",
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}
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
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"Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1947 March and April, “Swiss High-Speed Electric Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 94",
"text": "Dead-man's handle, automatic train stop, quick-acting compressed-air brake specially suited for high-speed working, and regenerative braking are among the features of the new locomotives.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1960 February, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 67",
"text": "Less important lines of plain double track carrying a mixture of passenger and freight traffic cannot be given ultra-fast expresses, and where alternative routes exist, as for example between London and the West Riding, the specially high-speed trains must be restricted to one of them only.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly)",
"text": "A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails.[…]This set-up solves several problems […]. Stopping high-speed trains wastes energy and time, so why not simply slow them down enough for a moving platform to pull alongside?",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2024 January 10, 'Industry Insider', “Success built on liberalisation and market freedom”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 69",
"text": "In retrospect, it was small wonder that Railtrack found its finances under pressure, as with ever increasing demand there was an inevitable effect on infrastructure renewals. Matters came to a head with the Hatfield accident on October 17 2000, when there was a high-speed derailment as a result of deferred track maintenance.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"That operates, moves or takes place at a greater than normal speed."
]
}
],
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"word": "high speed"
}
],
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bǎrzohoden",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "бързоходен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bǎrzodejstvašt",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "бързодействащ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gāosù",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "高速"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "vysokorychlostní"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "nopea"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "à grande vitesse"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"english": "internet connections or transport",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "maɣalsičkariani",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "მაღალსიჩქარიანი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"english": "applies to transport only",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sc̣rapmavali",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "სწრაფმავალი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"english": "applies to transport only",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "čkarosnuli",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "ჩქაროსნული ("
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "rotation",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "hochtourig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "schnelllaufend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "superschnell"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "mórluais"
},
{
"alt": "こうそく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kōsoku",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "高速"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gosok",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "고속"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "ativēga",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "അതിവേഗ"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "hurtiggående"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "høyhastighets-"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "szybkobieżny"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vysókoskorostnój",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "высо́коскоростно́й"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "skorostnój",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "скоростно́й"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "höghastighets-"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "högfarts-"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"english": "rotation",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "yüksek devirli"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "yüksek hızlı"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "yüksek süratli"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "operates at greater than normal speed",
"word": "cao tốc"
}
],
"word": "high-speed"
}
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