full-powered

English

Alternative forms

fullpowered

Adjective

full-powered (not comparable)

At full power; at the very utmost limit.
- 1839, The Saturday Evening Post‎^[1], G. Graham, page 85:
  They will stand unused for a considerable period without noticeable deterioration. Their strength does not rapidly "leak" or escape. They are full-powered, eager to give you their sparks.
- 1846, Misa Ramirez, The Bankers Magazine‎^[2], Minotaur Books, page 638:
  I repeat that to understand the history of Financial Advertising we need understand only the past few years, because those crucial years have made a full-powered man of him, a giant in power, vision and purpose, who can never turn back.
- 1994, Mark V. Wiley, Filipino Martial Arts: Cabales Serrada Escrima‎^[3], Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN, page 67:
  This is a full-powered strike that is aimed through a desired target.
- 2003, Jake Thoene, Firefly Blue‎^[4], Tyndale House Publishers, →ISBN, page 139:
  Yet even full-powered .308 rounds sometimes had difficulties penetrating barriers.
- 2010, Misa Ramirez, Hasta la Vista, Lola!‎^[5], Minotaur Books, →ISBN, page 256:
  He pulled his arm back, ready to fire a full-powered punch.
For vessels that depends on engines for propulsion that is independent of assistance from any sails.
- 1874, Ship-builders LAIRD BROTHERS, Description of the Birkenhead Iron Works Belonging to Messrs Laird Brothers, from “The Practical Magazine,” June 1874‎^[6], Chiswick Press, page 30:
  The Royal Mail Steamship " Britannia," full-powered ocean-going screw steamer of 3,700 tons, engines of 650 horsepower, barque-rigged, carries 3,300 tons dead weight of coal and cargo.
- 1910, J.B. Lippincott and Company, Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 85‎^[7], page 572:
  The color came back into his face in patches. A smile settled down and expanded. Finally he was straining Treasure Island Inn again with his stride, beating full-powered up and down the room, everything but victory shut out from the joyful confines of his newly-renovated brain.