ground speed

noun

: the speed (as of an airplane) with relation to the ground compare airspeed

Examples of ground speed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As Goose quickly gains ground speed and Block remains committed to open-source AI, the project can soon be a standard bearer of the agentic AI revolution. —Tor Constantino, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025

The system, which is the preferred method of surveillance for air traffic control in the U.S., improves visibility by broadcasting an aircraft's GPS location, altitude and ground speed, according to the FAA. —Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025

Average it out, and that's a ground speed of about 2 miles per year. —Kira Wakeam, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024

By comparing that to the bike’s ground speed as determined by the Elemnt Ace’s dual-band GPS system, the speed of the wind can be calculated. —Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024

Onboard software compares that speed to the bike's current ground speed, and arrives at the wind speed by calculating the difference between the two. —Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024

Certain of them, however, are outfitted with center seconds, which makes timing—whether for calculating ground speed, pulse taking, or any other task common in the military—much easier. —Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 13 June 2024

The ship’s over ground speed was recorded at just under 8 mph, Muise said Wednesday evening. —Ray Sanchez, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024

United Airlines flight 64 from Newark to Lisbon, which departed at 8:35 p.m. Saturday, reached a ground speed of 835 mph just off the East Coast, according to Flight Aware, which would rank among the highest on record. —Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ground speed

• accede
• agreed
• airspeed
• alkyd
• bindweed
• chickweed
• concede
• decreed
• duckweed
• exceed
• flaxseed
• impede