hyperdrive
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hyperdrive (plural hyperdrives)
- (science fiction) A 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.
- A state of accelerated action.
- With enemies closing in fast, our hero's mind sprung into hyperdrive.