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miles per hour
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun miles per hour has 2 senses
- miles per hour(n = noun.time) mph - the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours); Array is a kind of rate
- miles per hour(n = noun.time) mph - a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel; Array is a kind of indication, meter reading, reading
THESAURUS
miles per hour
air speed, celerity, dispatch, expedition, fastness, flight, flit, flurry, ground speed, haste, hurry, instantaneousness, knots, lightning speed, precipitation, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rapidity, round pace, rpm, rush, snappiness, speed, speediness, swift rate, swiftness, velocity
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