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| elude |
to get away from or avoid by speed or skill. |
| escape velocity |
the minimum speed by which an object can become free from the field of gravity of a planet, star, or the like. |
| expedite |
to send off, facilitate the progress of, or accomplish with speed and efficiency. [1/2 definitions] |
| expedition |
efficiency and speed of accomplishment; dispatch. [1/2 definitions] |
| extreme sport |
one of a set of relatively new sports, such as snowboarding, skateboarding, and bungee jumping, that feature speed, height, danger or exciting stunts, most often pursued by young adults. |
| fast1 |
moving or operating with speed. [2/3 definitions] |
| fastball |
in baseball, a high-speed pitch usu. thrown straight. |
| fastness |
the quality or state of being fast; speed. [1/3 definitions] |
| fast track |
a racetrack most suitable for speed because of its condition. [1/3 definitions] |
| fiber |
in diet, certain plant carbohydrates that resist digestion but speed the digestion of other foods and ease intestinal evacuation. [1/5 definitions] |
| flat-out |
(informal) at maximum speed or strength. [1/3 definitions] |
| flutter |
a distortion in the sound of a recording, due to fluctuations in speed. [1/9 definitions] |
| flying |
traveling at a high speed. [1/4 definitions] |
| flying start |
a start in racing in which the competitors are moving at full speed when they cross a starting line or receive a signal which indicates the official start. [1/2 definitions] |
| flywheel |
a heavy-rimmed wheel that rotates on a shaft and with its momentum serves to minimize variation in the speed of machinery connected to the shaft. |
| freewheel |
a device in some cars, helicopters, or the like that lets the drive shaft continue turning when its speed is greater than that of the engine shaft. [1/4 definitions] |
| full sail |
with all possible speed, force, or energy. [1/3 definitions] |
| futurism |
(sometimes cap.) a theory of art and life that predicts a society of increased mechanization, power, speed, and alienation. |
| gallop |
to ride a horse at full speed. [1/3 definitions] |
| geostationary |
of or pertaining to a satellite or spacecraft that travels around the earth's equator at a speed equal to the earth's rotation so as to maintain a constant relation to points on the earth's surface. |
| giddyap |
a usu. shouted command urging a horse to begin moving or increase speed. |
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