hyperdrive

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noun

A spaceship engine that allows faster-than-light travel by entering hyperspace.

“With enemies closing in fast, our hero's mind sprung into hyperdrive.”

OriginEnglish drive ← Middle English driven ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) →
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Meanings

nounhyperdrive (plural hyperdrives)

plural hyperdrives

  1. literatureA spaceship engine that allows faster-than-light travel by entering hyperspace.

    The ship's hyperdrive had failed, leaving them stranded years from any repair base.

  2. A state of accelerated action.

    With enemies closing in fast, our hero's mind sprung into hyperdrive.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
jump drive

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Middle Englishdriven
  8. Englishdrive
  9. Englishhyperdrive

From hyper- + drive.

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Translations

Polish hipernapęd
  • hipernapędscience fiction
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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