Fastest
[fɑ:stɪst] or [fæstɪst]
Examples
- The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, owned by the North German Lloyd Company, and built in 1897, is shown in Fig. 114, and for three years held the record as the fastest steamship afloat. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- On the contrary, it is naturally low in rich, and high in poor countries, and it is always highest in the countries which are going fastest to ruin. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The Deutschland in her eastward trip September 4, 1900, crossed the Atlantic in 5 days 7 hours and 38 minutes, which is the fastest time on record. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- All the time, our overfraught hearts are beating at a rate that would far outstrip the fastest gallop of the fastest horses ever foaled. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Hence it was necessary to become a very rapid writer, so I started to find the fastest style. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The fastest flier of the Heliumetic Navy could not quickly enough have carried me far from this hideous creature. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
Typist: Mason