ultraswift

English

Etymology

ultra- +‎ swift

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌltɹəswɪft/

Adjective

ultraswift (comparative more ultraswift, superlative most ultraswift)

1. (rare) Extraordinarily swift; of utmost swiftness.
   • 1961, United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Semiannual Report to the Congress, Volume‎^[1], The Administration, page 103:

     Ultraswift high-flying aircraft, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and manned spacecraft, entering the atmosphere share several types of control problems which NASA is continuing to investigate.

   • 1965, Professional Journal of the United States Army‎^[2], Command and General Staff School, pages 13–14:

     Kinesthetic warfare is not alone ultraswift motion and impact, it is also perception.

   • 1976, Kurt Brand, Power's Price‎^[3], Ace, →ISBN, page 10:

     Carl Vertieden and Peter Breucken had no time to cryout. As they were about to run over to the scene of the accident, the ultraswift vehicles of Arkon 3's robot police were already racing to it and had soon sealed off the area.