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hyperloop

hyperloop

1 7.9
A very fast transport system that moves passenger pods through tubes
  • noun
  • /ˈhaɪpərˌluːp/
  • Specialized
: hyperloop
  • The development of the hyperloop could change the way we think about long-distance travel.
  • Virgin Hyperloop
  • Hyperloop Technologies
  • Hyperloop One

Cities cancel their transit projects because Elon Musk said the Hyperloop was on the way.

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Examples

  • I'll meet you guys at the hyperloop, station three in about 30 minutes.

  • We have some Hyperloop news to close off our technology news segment.

  • There's a a big test for a Hyperloop that just happened.

  • They caught the hyperloop right on schedule.

  • Cities cancel their transit projects because Elon Musk said the Hyperloop was on the way.

  • That's because Hyperloop pods aren't expected to be able to propel themselves.

  • The hyperloop promises to cut travel time between cities to just minutes.

  • Passengers are eager to experience the speed of the hyperloop as it travels through tubes.

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hyperloop
  • Specialized
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supertrain
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train
∞ 1.0
car
∞ 1.0
bus
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

hyperloop singular
hyperloops plural

Morphology

hyperloop = loop (semi-transparent) = hyper + loop

The word is transparently built from hyper- plus loop, but the modern transport meaning is a coined technical term rather than a fully literal combination.

Etymology

Hyperloop mixes the parts hyper- meaning 'very' as in the word hyperactive, and loop meaning 'a ring or tube'. So a hyperloop is like a 'very fast tube' for people, which explains why it names a proposed extremely fast transport system.