full speed ahead
A command to move forward at maximum speedA command to move forward at maximum speed.
» Full speed ahead!
Volle Fahrt voraus! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Полный вперёд! — marafon
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1 senses(usually)A command to move forward at maximum speed.
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!
Examples
3 sentencesFull speed ahead!
ruПолный вперёд! — marafon
deVolle Fahrt voraus! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Things were getting full steam ahead in Algeria.
A top Chinese health official said Friday the country was moving full steam ahead to develop vaccines for the coronavirus.
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