hyperdrive.
A spaceship engine that allows faster-than-light travel by entering hyperspace.
Meaning & usage
A spaceship engine that allows faster-than-light travel by entering hyperspace.
The ship's hyperdrive had failed, leaving them stranded years from any repair base.
A state of accelerated action.
With enemies closing in fast, our hero's mind sprung into hyperdrive.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-West Germanic *drīban Old English drīfan Middle English driven English drive English hyperdrive From hyper- + drive.
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