turn of speed

English

Phrase

turn of speed

1. Of a boat or ship, the ability to move fast when needed.
   • 1939 June, G. W. Tripp, “The Modern Railway Steamer”, in Railway Magazine, page 392:

     They are larger than any boats previously stationed at Newhaven, are considerably more comfortable, and have a turn of speed that places them well in the forefront.

References

• “turn of speed”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.