ground speednoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈɡraʊnd ˌspiːd/us/ˈɡraʊnd ˌspiːd/specializedAn aircraft's ground speed is its speed when measured against the ground rather than the air through which it moves.
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Speed of motion
- at full/half throttle idiom
- brisk
- burst
- celerity
- clip
- fleet
- going
- momentum
- pacy
- rapid
- rate
- speed
- speedy
- supersonic
- swift
- throttle
- top
- velocity
- zip
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