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- [ground-speed]
- /ˈgraʊndˌspid/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ground-speed]
- /ˈgraʊndˌspid/
Definitions of groundspeed word
- noun groundspeed the speed of an aircraft with reference to the ground. 1
- noun groundspeed An aircraft's speed relative to the ground. 1
- noun groundspeed the speed of an aircraft relative to the ground 0
- noun groundspeed the speed of an aircraft in flight relative to the ground it passes over 0
- noun groundspeed (aviation) The horizontal speed of an aircraft relative to the ground. 0
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Origin of groundspeed
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; ground1 + speed
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Parts of speech for Groundspeed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
groundspeed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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