hyperdrive
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- noun
- /ˈhaɪpərˌdraɪv/
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motor hiperespacial
- With the hyperdrive fully functional, we could reach distant galaxies in mere hours.
- hyperdrive engines
- hyperdrive generator
- modify the hyperdrive
Also the prodding arm or hacking arm if we need to fix our hyperdrive.
- Also the prodding arm or hacking arm if we need to fix our hyperdrive.
- Therefore, my ultimate ranking for the scientific plausibility of science fiction travel is third place hyperdrives.
Examples
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I'm taking us out of hyperdrive right now.
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You destroyed their base at the ancient star and uncovered the secret that they now have the hyperdrive.
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The ship will achieve hyperdrive in eight minutes.
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When we went into hyperdrive, everything was normal.
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All the new ships have hyperdrive, but hyperdrive would make the trip pretty quick.
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I'm not going to get the hyperdrive back in time.
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Jaffa, set a course for Praxyon and engage the hyperdrive at maximum speed.
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Did your men deactivate the hyperdrive on the Millennium Falcon?
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Activate hyperdrive!
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Hyperdrive activated.
Synonyms
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An imagined dimension that lets spaceships travel faster than light
About a made-up engine that lets ships travel much faster than light
How Fast
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hyperdrive combines the prefix hyper- meaning 'over' or 'beyond' and the word drive meaning 'force' or the power that moves a vehicle. So, in science fiction a hyperdrive is imagined as an engine that pushes a spaceship beyond normal speed to travel faster than light.