full-throttle

A form of full throttle — A maximum setting on an engine or motor control: especially, the totally open position of a valve for air intake, but also any corresponding maximum setting.

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Meanings

noun
  1. alternativeattributiveAlternative form of full throttle.

    I checked my fuel gauges and decided that I couldn't stand any more full-throttle operation if I wanted to make it home to Munda.

    2010, Eric Hammell, Aces Against Japan: The American Aces Speak, page 153
adverbfull-throttle (comparative more full-throttle, superlative most full-throttle)

comparative more full-throttle · superlative most full-throttle

  1. alternativeAlternative form of full throttle.

Origin

From full + throttle.

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APA

full-throttle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-throttle

MLA

“full-throttle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-throttle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “full-throttle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-throttle.

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