"speed limit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: speed limits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} speed limit (plural speed limits)
  1. The maximum speed permitted by law for vehicles. Wikipedia link: speed limit Categories (topical): Roads Related terms: speed trap Translations (maximum speed permitted): حَدّ اَلسُّرْعَة اَلْأُقْصَى (ḥadd as-surʕa l-ʔuqṣā) [masculine] (Arabic), حَدّ اَلسُّرْعَة (ḥadd as-surʕa) [masculine] (Arabic), ܣܵܘܦܵܐ ܕܩܲܠܝܼܠܘܼܬܵܐ (sāwpā d-qalīlutā) [masculine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), ограниче́ние на ско́ростта (ograničénie na skórostta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), límit de velocitat [masculine] (Catalan), 速度限制 (cuk¹ dou⁶ haan⁶ zai³) (Chinese Cantonese), 速度限制 (sùdù xiànzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), omezení rychlosti [neuter] (Czech), rychlostní limit (Czech), hastighedsbegrænsning (Danish), snelheidsbeperking [feminine] (Dutch), snelheidsbegrenzing [feminine] (Dutch), kiirusepiirang (Estonian), kiiruspiirang (Estonian), nopeusrajoitus (Finnish), vitesse maximale autorisée [feminine] (French), Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung [feminine] (German), Tempolimit [neuter] (German), Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkung [feminine] (German), όριο ταχύτητος (ório tachýtitos) [neuter] (Greek), sebességkorlátozás (Hungarian), megengedett sebesség (legnagyobb) (Hungarian), sebességkorlát (english: non-technical) (Hungarian), sebességhatár (Hungarian), hraðamörk [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), batas kecepatan (Indonesian), luasteorainn [feminine] (Irish), teorainn luais [feminine] (Irish), limite di velocità [masculine] (Italian), 制限速度 (seigen sokudo) (alt: せいげんそくど) (Japanese), កំរិតល្បឿន (kɑmrət lbɨǝn) (Khmer), 속도 제한 (sokdo jehan) (Korean), ātruma ierobežojums [masculine] (Latvian), had laju (Malay), tepetere (Maori), oolwoł bee hazʼání (Navajo), lînmite dé vitesse [feminine] (Norman), lînmite dg'ièrre [feminine] (Norman), ograniczenie prędkości [neuter] (Polish), limite de velocidade [masculine] (Portuguese), limită de viteză [feminine] (Romanian), ограниче́ние ско́рости (ograničénije skórosti) [feminine] (Russian), límite de velocidad [masculine] (Spanish), hastighetsbegränsning (Swedish), takdang tulin (Tagalog), వేగ పరిమితి (vēga parimiti) (Telugu), hız sınırı (Turkish), обме́ження шви́дкості (obméžennja švýdkosti) [neuter] (Ukrainian), tốc độ tối đa (Vietnamese), giới hạn tốc độ (Vietnamese), cyfyngiad cyflymder [masculine] (Welsh)
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          "text": "John is a careful driver. He never exceeds the speed limit.",
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          "text": "Speed limits in the United States are set by each state or territory.",
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        {
          "ref": "1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 343-344:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1979, AC/DC, Highway to Hell:",
          "text": "No stop signs, speed limit\nNobody's gonna slow me down",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 September 23, Paul Bigland, “The tragic tale of the Tay Bridge disaster”, in Rail, page 81:",
          "text": "A 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.",
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        {
          "text": "December 23, 2021, ETSC, New legislation will boost availability of digital speed limit information\nIn a proposed legislative update to EU rules on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), the European Commission says EU Member States will have to supply data on speed limits. The data will then be available for use by in-vehicle safety systems such as Intelligent Speed Assistance, helping to ensure more accurate information."
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          "roman": "ḥadd as-surʕa l-ʔuqṣā",
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          "word": "حَدّ اَلسُّرْعَة اَلْأُقْصَى"
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          "word": "حَدّ اَلسُّرْعَة"
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          "roman": "ograničénie na skórostta",
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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "word": "límit de velocitat"
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          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "cuk¹ dou⁶ haan⁶ zai³",
          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
          "word": "速度限制"
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "sùdù xiànzhì",
          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "word": "snelheidsbeperking"
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          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "word": "snelheidsbegrenzing"
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
          "word": "nopeusrajoitus"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "word": "vitesse maximale autorisée"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "word": "Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung"
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          "roman": "ório tachýtitos",
          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
          "word": "megengedett sebesség (legnagyobb)"
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          "word": "teorainn luais"
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          "word": "속도 제한"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
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          "code": "nv",
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          "word": "oolwoł bee hazʼání"
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          "code": "nrf",
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          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "code": "nrf",
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          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "word": "ograniczenie prędkości"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "word": "limite de velocidade"
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          "code": "ro",
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          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "word": "limită de viteză"
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          "roman": "ograničénije skórosti",
          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "word": "ограниче́ние ско́рости"
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          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "word": "límite de velocidad"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
          "word": "hastighetsbegränsning"
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          "code": "tl",
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          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
          "word": "takdang tulin"
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          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "vēga parimiti",
          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
          "word": "వేగ పరిమితి"
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          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
          "word": "hız sınırı"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "obméžennja švýdkosti",
          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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          "word": "обме́ження шви́дкості"
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
          "word": "tốc độ tối đa"
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
          "word": "giới hạn tốc độ"
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          "ref": "1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 343-344:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "1979, AC/DC, Highway to Hell:",
          "text": "No stop signs, speed limit\nNobody's gonna slow me down",
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          "ref": "2020 September 23, Paul Bigland, “The tragic tale of the Tay Bridge disaster”, in Rail, page 81:",
          "text": "A 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.",
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          "text": "December 23, 2021, ETSC, New legislation will boost availability of digital speed limit information\nIn a proposed legislative update to EU rules on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), the European Commission says EU Member States will have to supply data on speed limits. The data will then be available for use by in-vehicle safety systems such as Intelligent Speed Assistance, helping to ensure more accurate information."
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "ḥadd as-surʕa l-ʔuqṣā",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
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        "masculine"
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      "roman": "sāwpā d-qalīlutā",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ܣܵܘܦܵܐ ܕܩܲܠܝܼܠܘܼܬܵܐ"
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      "roman": "ograničénie na skórostta",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "ограниче́ние на ско́ростта"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "límit de velocitat"
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "cuk¹ dou⁶ haan⁶ zai³",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "速度限制"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sùdù xiànzhì",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "速度限制"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "omezení rychlosti"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "rychlostní limit"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "hastighedsbegrænsning"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "snelheidsbeperking"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "snelheidsbegrenzing"
    },
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "kiirusepiirang"
    },
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "kiiruspiirang"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "nopeusrajoitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vitesse maximale autorisée"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Tempolimit"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ório tachýtitos",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "όριο ταχύτητος"
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      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "sebességkorlátozás"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "megengedett sebesség (legnagyobb)"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "sebességkorlát"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "sebességhatár"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
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      "word": "hraðamörk"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "batas kecepatan"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "luasteorainn"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "teorainn luais"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "limite di velocità"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せいげんそくど",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "seigen sokudo",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "制限速度"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kɑmrət lbɨǝn",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "កំរិតល្បឿន"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sokdo jehan",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "속도 제한"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ātruma ierobežojums"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "had laju"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "tepetere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "oolwoł bee hazʼání"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lînmite dé vitesse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lînmite dg'ièrre"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ograniczenie prędkości"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "limite de velocidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "limită de viteză"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ograničénije skórosti",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ограниче́ние ско́рости"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "límite de velocidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "hastighetsbegränsning"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "takdang tulin"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "vēga parimiti",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "వేగ పరిమితి"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "hız sınırı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obméžennja švýdkosti",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обме́ження шви́дкості"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "tốc độ tối đa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "word": "giới hạn tốc độ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "maximum speed permitted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cyfyngiad cyflymder"
    }
  ],
  "word": "speed limit"
}

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