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[ noun ] the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
Synonyms Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)While a wind wave never travels at more than 60 miles_per_hour , the velocity of a tsunami in the open sea must be reckoned in hundreds of miles_per_hour . While a wind wave never travels at more than 60 miles_per_hour , the velocity of a tsunami in the open sea must be reckoned in hundreds of miles_per_hour . In the deep waters of the Pacific these waves reach a speed of 500 miles_per_hour . Related terms |
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