Meanings
nounfull blast (uncountable)
- idiomaticuncountableMaximum capacity or effort
At Fallgate a short branch leading to a quarry is disused, but some gravel pits are working at full blast; [...].
1944 January and February, “Light Railways in Derbyshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 25Synonyms: full throttle, full tilt
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMaximum capacity or effort
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Translations
Finnish täysillä
- täysillämaximum capacity or effort
French à toute vapeur
- à toute vapeurmaximum capacity or effort
Italian piena potenza
- piena potenzamaximum capacity or effort
Portuguese a todo vapor
- a todo vapormaximum capacity or effort
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APA
full blast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20blast
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“full blast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20blast. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “full blast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20blast.
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