an/per hour
idiom
—used in measurements that describe the speed of something
The speed limit is 65 miles per hour.
a ball thrown at 88 miles an hour
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The first measure would raise the minimum wage from $16 per hour to $18 per hour for all businesses by 2026.
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing, on average, 30 million tons of ice per hour.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Metro drivers can expect a difficult evening commute as the heaviest snow will start falling around noon and will continue to fall at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour into the evening.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
Some places on Jupiter have winds of more than 400 mph (about 640 kilometers per hour), about three times faster than a Category 5 hurricane on Earth.
—Benjamin Roulston, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing, on average, 30 million tons of ice per hour.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Metro drivers can expect a difficult evening commute as the heaviest snow will start falling around noon and will continue to fall at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour into the evening.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
Some places on Jupiter have winds of more than 400 mph (about 640 kilometers per hour), about three times faster than a Category 5 hurricane on Earth.
—Benjamin Roulston, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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“An/per hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/an%2Fper%20hour. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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