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high-octane
[ hahy-ok-teyn ]
adjective
- noting a gasoline with a relatively high octane number, characterized by high efficiency and freedom from knock.
- Informal. forceful or intense; dynamic; high-powered:
high-octane efforts to obliterate the competition.
high-octane
adjective
- (of petrol) having a high octane number
- informal.dynamic, forceful, or intense
high-octane drive and efficiency
Word History and Origins
Origin of high-octane1
Example Sentences
Nick Leather's high-octane six-part series follows a runaway sleeper train full of passengers which has been "hack-jacked" in a cyber attack and is on the road - or should we say rail - to goodness knows where.
Pulling back the curtain on an often mysterious and misunderstood genre, the series gives glimpses into why fans around the world continue to be captivated by K-pop’s fandom, high-octane performances and stimulating cross-cultural experiences.
It is brutal, full-contact, high-octane fun which, for good measure, demands competitors must also submerge themselves to complete a 360-degree boat roll.
The industry has a history of high-octane patriotic, sometimes jingoistic, films.
Rittich was near perfect Sunday, becoming just the fourth goalie to hold the high-octane Oilers to a goal or less in 39 games — a streak Rittich started when he shut Edmonton out in early February.
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