land speed record
Fastest ground achievement
The land speed record is the fastest speed achieved by a wheeled vehicle traveling on land.
The official record requires a measured course and two runs in opposite directions within an hour.
He's been chasing the land speed record for decades.
Figuratively, something done at record pace: She set a land speed record getting to the hospital.
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