English Dictionary

double-nickel

名詞

アメリカ英語 俗語

(US slang) The national speed limit of 55 miles per hour introduced in the USA in 1974. / (US slang) The number 55 (by extension).

日本語の意味

1974年にアメリカで導入された法定最高速度55マイル/時（約88.5km/h）を示す（スラング）。 / 55という数字自体を指す場合の表現。

He refused to go over the double-nickel, even when everyone else passed him on the highway.

彼は高速道路で他の車に抜かれても、国の時速55マイルの速度制限を超えようとしなかった。

意味（1）

(US slang) The national speed limit of 55 miles per hour introduced in the USA in 1974.

But in 1982 they found a loophole: Keep the double-nickel speed limit, but effectively allow motorists to drive up to 65 by designating that speed a “waste of a finite resource” and setting the fine at $15.

意味（2）

(US slang) The number 55 (by extension).

2/3/2009, Craig Kwasniewski, “61 Is Impressive but Remember the Double Nickel "Kobe Bryant's 61-point outburst at MSG surpasses Michael Jordan's infamous double-nickel from 1995.”, in The Association:

double-nickels （ plural ）