two-speed

English

Adjective

two-speed (not comparable)

1. Having two different speed settings.

   a two-speed transmission

   • 1958 June, “Main-Line Diesel-Electric Locomotives for the Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 394:

     The two-speed exhausters are mounted one in each nose-end compartment and create vacuum for operating the train brakes.

Related terms

• four-speed
• single-speed bicycle
• ten-speed
• twelve-speed
• two-speed crossword

References

• “two-speed”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “two-speed”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.