The phrase "new speed record" means that someone or something has traveled or achieved a faster speed than anyone or anything else before. Full definition
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The editors took great delight in reporting new speed records, including a land speed record of a mile in 39.4 seconds set in 1904 by Henry Ford while driving across the ice of Lake St. Clair, Michigan. (scientificamerican.com)