full tilt
adverb
variants
or at full tilt
: at high speed
running full tilt
So here they come, full tilt. We could hear them because they wore boots and yelled, …—
Mark Twain
Mark TwainJust at that moment, a hare appeared over the hill running at full tilt, and I was cursing my numb fingers as I tried to follow it with my camera.—Erin Espelie
Erin Espelie
Examples of full tilt in a Sentence
during the war the nation's factories were going full tilt
the fleeing robber ran full tilt down the hill
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The cat is also equipped with a hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system that ensures a maximum speed of 30 knots at full tilt.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
The newcomer has a range of 4,000 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 10 knots and can reach 16 knots at full tilt.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
The newcomer has a range of 4,000 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 10 knots and can reach 16 knots at full tilt.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
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“Full tilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20tilt. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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