Miles Per Hour

Pronunciation: /maɪlz pɝr aʊər/

Definitions of miles per hour

noun a unit of distance equal to 5,280 feet or 1.609 kilometers

Example Sentences

A1 The car was driving at 60 miles per hour.

A2 She checked the speedometer and saw that they were going 70 miles per hour.

B1 The police officer pulled over the speeding driver who was going 90 miles per hour.

B2 The high-speed train can reach up to 200 miles per hour.

C1 The airplane cruised at 500 miles per hour during the transatlantic flight.

C2 The Formula 1 car reached speeds of over 220 miles per hour on the straightaway.

preposition used to express speed in terms of the number of miles traveled in one hour

Example Sentences

A1 The car is driving at 60 miles per hour.

A2 She can run 5 miles per hour.

B1 The train's maximum speed is 100 miles per hour.

B2 The airplane travels at 500 miles per hour.

C1 The speed limit on this highway is 70 miles per hour.

C2 The athlete broke the world record by running 30 miles per hour.

Examples of miles per hour in a Sentence

formal The speed limit on this highway is 65 miles per hour.

informal I was driving at 80 miles per hour on the freeway.

slang I was cruising at 70 miles per hour down the highway.

figurative His mind was racing a million miles per hour with ideas.

Grammatical Forms of miles per hour

• past tense: miles per hour
• plural: miles per hour
• comparative: more miles per hour
• superlative: most miles per hour
• present tense: miles per hour
• future tense: will be miles per hour
• perfect tense: has been miles per hour
• continuous tense: is being miles per hour
• singular: mile per hour
• positive degree: miles per hour
• infinitive: to measure miles per hour
• gerund: measuring miles per hour
• participle: measured miles per hour

Origin and Evolution of miles per hour

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'miles per hour' originated as a way to measure the speed of vehicles or objects in distance traveled over a specific time period.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the context of measuring the speed of ships at sea, the term 'miles per hour' has evolved to become a standard unit of measurement for speed in land transportation as well.