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Meanings of mph in English

Portuguese
milha por hora
Catalan
milles per hora

The ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)

milha por hora

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Examples for "miles per hour"
Examples for "miles per hour"
1
I was only going ten or fifteen miles per hour at best.
Beyond exile: day by day armageddon
2
The air speed gauge now showed two thousand twenty miles per hour.
The Andalite Chronicles
3
I never thought moving 20 miles per hour could be so exciting.
Angelfall
4
Forward and backward flight, and speeds up to sixty miles per hour.
Mockingjay
5
It crept forward at a pace of a few miles per hour.
Death angel
Usage of mph in English
1
Other measures include introducing car-sharing and 20mph limit in the city centre.
The Guardian
2
It hopes next year to break the land speed record of 763mph.
BBC
3
Discovery News has details on a bike that could break 100 mph.
Wired
4
Borschberg said that should be sufficient to cruise along at 28 mph.
Wired
5
Three times he double-faulted, with one second serve hit at barely 75mph.
The Guardian
6
Motorists generally obey the 30 mph speed limits on leafy suburban roads.
The Irish Times
7
Bob Feller and Nolan Ryan were said to have exceeded 100 mph.
Chicago sun times
8
It found that at peak times the average speed was just 19mph.
BBC
9
First gear in the Hellcat is good for more than 60 mph.
Wired
10
The U.S. Department of Energy says gas mileage plummets above 60 mph.
Wired
11
The steam-powered trams could reach up to 40 mph on level track.
The Irish Times
12
More prosaically, he has created controversial residents' parking schemes and 20mph zones.
The Guardian
13
Winds of over 100mph have hit parts of northern and central Scotland.
BBC
14
Winds reportedly reached in excess of 100mph at the weather research institute.
BBC
15
He set four water-speed records, topping out at just under 142 mph.
Wired
16
Tierney riders are known to charge hills at more than 30 mph.
Wired
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Translations for mph
Portuguese
milha por hora
Mph through the time
Mph across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common