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open throttle

adverb as in full speed

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Toyota said that under unique driving conditions, such as if the accelerator pedal is depressed to the wide open throttle position after driving on a long descent while using cruise control, there was a possibility the output voltage generated by the fuel cell boost converter could exceed the maximum voltage.

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There are four lengthy periods of open throttle, with an average of 13 seconds each.

“The throttle is not going to wide open throttle; is it the pedal?” asked his engineer.

He scarcely dared to think, scarcely dared to congratulate himself on the luck that had befallen him, until he found himself in his own car once more, and with open throttle sweeping out through the twilight toward Paradis and Houma beyond.

The character of combustion may be judged by the color of the flame which issues from it when the engine is running with an open throttle after nightfall.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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