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Meaning of closing speed | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The speed of a moving object relative to another object which it is approaching.

Examples

“If two vehicles, both travelling at 70 mph (miles per hour), collide head-on, their closing speed ⟳ is 140 mph.”

“This secondary collision, head-on with a closing speed ⟳ of 142mph, caused the DVT to veer off to the left. Many of the coaches behind it overturned and careered into an adjacent field.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

closing time closing time effect Closings closiramine Closs Closser

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