speed records
Fastest documented achievements
Speed records are documented achievements of the fastest times or velocities in a given category—land speed records, air speed records, world records in athletics.
The phrase often appears with verbs of achievement: She broke three speed records, The team set a new speed record for the crossing.
Speed records serve as benchmarks that invite challenge.
- sprintingMaximum-speed locomotion on foot
- GuinnessIrish dry stout brand
- supersonic flightAviation exceeding sound speed
- airspeedAircraft's atmospheric velocity
- BonnevilleColumbia River hydroelectric dam
titleholder · Mach number · velocity · data transfer rate · rocket propulsion · aerodynamics · top gear · benchmark · sonic boom · fastest · split second · photo finish · competition · milestone · racing · ocean currents · breaking · momentum
- speedquickness, rate, velocity, pace, swiftness
- Aviation HistoryWright Brothers, Wright Flyer, Wright brothers, Kitty Hawk, first flight
- sports recordsworld records, Olympic records, track records, national records, winning streaks
- recordsbirth records, Guinness, documents, world records, album
- high-speed railbullet train, bullet trains, Shinkansen, TGV, Eurostar
- Train Speedvelocity, acceleration, braking, bullet train, express