at full steam (throttle)
1full steam ahead — as much power as we have, full throttle I told the Captain about the ice, but he said, Full steam ahead! …
2Steam locomotive — A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steamroller.Steam locomotives dominated rail traction from the mid 19th… …
3throttle — n. & v. n. 1 a (in full throttle valve) a valve controlling the flow of fuel or steam etc. in an engine. b (in full throttle lever) a lever or pedal operating this valve. 2 the throat, gullet, or windpipe. v.tr. 1 choke or strangle. 2 prevent the …
4throttle — throttler, n. /throt l/, n., v., throttled, throttling. n. 1. Also called throttle lever. a lever, pedal, handle, etc., for controlling or manipulating a throttle valve. 2. See throttle valve. 3. the throat, gullet, or windpipe, as of a horse. 4 …
5full */*/*/ — UK [fʊl] / US adjective Word forms full : adjective full comparative fuller superlative fullest 1) a) containing the largest amount that will fit in a particular place The petrol tank is almost full. a full car park full of: bins full of rubbish… …
6steam ahead — go forward at full throttle, go forward at full speed …
7all out — Synonyms and related words: a outrance, a toute outrance, absolute, absolutely, actively, admitting no exception, all hollow, all the way, all embracing, all encompassing, all pervading, allegretto, allegro, animatedly, at full blast, at full… …
8flat out — Synonyms and related words: a outrance, a toute outrance, absolute, absolutely, admitting no exception, all hollow, all out, all the way, all out, apace, at full blast, at full drive, at full speed, at full throttle, beyond all bounds, beyond… …
9wide open — Synonyms and related words: absolute, all out, at full blast, at full drive, at full speed, at full throttle, bald, bare, clear, cleared, deltoid, disclosed, exposed, fan shape, fan shaped, fanlike, fanned, fanning, flabelliform, flared, flaring …
10USS Sassacus (1862) — For other ships named Sassacus , see USS SassacusThe first USS Sassacus , a wooden, double ended, side wheel steamer, was launched on December 23, 1862 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine, sponsored by Miss Wilhelmina G. Lambert.… …
