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groundspeed

ground·speed
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ground-speed]
    • /ˈgraʊndˌspid/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.

groundspeed usage trend in Literature

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