slow speed
collocation in Englishmeaningsofslowandspeed
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slow
adjective
uk/sləʊ/us/sloʊ/
moving, happening, or doing something without ...
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speed
noun
uk/spiːd/us/spiːd/
how fast ...
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(Definition ofslowandspeedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Therefore,slowspeedoften causes the loss of the part's feature.
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The derailment of the train occurred atslowspeed.
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That is a veryslowspeedfor cyclists.
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One cannot train for anti-submarine warfare atslowspeed.
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The flow and bed profiles describe a base state that migrates at constant,slowspeedin the upstream direction due to bed erosion.
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In general, parts traveling at a fast speed orslowspeedwill present difficulties in recognizing the part's orientation by the neural network.
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Although theirslowspeedlimited the distance that could be surveyed daily, they afforded the advantages of quietness and unobtrusiveness, allowing wildlife to be closely approached without disturbance.
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They were very uncomfortable things to drive across, even at a veryslowspeed.
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Aslowspeedlimit has to be invoked for safety reasons.
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I am giving this as an example to illustrate theslowspeedwith which we work.
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There is nothing he can do, except poke out his nose at veryslowspeed.
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He could outturn you atslowspeed.
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He has limited range andslowspeed.
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I understand that authority had been given to the signalman to allow the train to proceed atslowspeed.
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I know of three hills and the lorries grind up them at aslowspeed, delaying following traffic.
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We shall be on the twin track, in the second division and moving at aslowspeed.
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Unless a red route is in place, sometimes it is difficult to move other than at aslowspeed.
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Now we take the converse case, not aslowspeedshowing how violent is the wind ahead, but both ways.
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