Speed Limiting Device

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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noun • the head of a state government • a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
	28%	11		Actions of limiting power or speed
noun • the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
	25%	7		Device used to match engine speed to road speed
noun • the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed

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New York Times01 May 1976	Down 11
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