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speeder

American  
[spee-der] / ˈspi dər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that speeds.

  2. a driver who exceeds the legal speed limit.

  3. a small self-propelled railroad car powered by a gasoline engine and used by section hands.


Etymology

Origin of speeder

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; speed, -er 1

Example Sentences

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It takes place in a beautifully sculpted desert realm full of mysteries that you can traverse on foot or on a Star Wars-style speeder.

From The Verge

I keep my speeder level through one full rotation, and the bar on my HUD shrinks.

From The Verge

Pressing back on the D-Pad kicks my speeder into a sharp turn, and I'm facing back toward the battle, the closest walker covered in a crackling blue light in the center of my aiming reticule.

From The Verge

The trailer features Family Guy‘s Cleveland Brown as the stormtrooper played by John Boyega, his friend Joe Swanson as the “ball droid” and Lois Griffin as the speeder pilot Rey.

From Time

EW says that they’re on the run from the Empire, which makes some sense, as we see them being chased in the prior trailer by a trooper on a speeder.

From The Verge