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full speed

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noun

the maximum speed.

Nautical. the speed normally maintained on a passage.

adverb

at maximum speed: to move full speed ahead.

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Examples from the Web for full speed

Depending on public reaction, the punishment system can start slowly and then rush to full-speed Soviet repressions.
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They kept moving at full-speed in an uneven line, making it impossible to get their range.
World's War Events, Vol. I|Various
Motor-Launch Officer (who has rung for full-speed without result).
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 9, 1917|Various
“Steam ahead, full-speed,” signalled the captain to Edgar Berrington.
Under the Waves|R M Ballantyne

Then she sped on again at full-speed to meet the Oceana and the two cruisers, which were about fifty miles behind.
The Angel of the Revolution|George Griffith
Motor-Launch Officer (who has rung for full-speed without result): "What's the matter?"
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