catamaran, hydroplane, hovercraft, coracle, gondola, carvel[obs3],
caravel; felucca, caique[obs3], canoe, birch bark canoe, dugout canoe; galley, galleyfoist[obs3]; bilander[obs3], dogger[obs3], hooker, howker[obs3]; argosy, carack[obs3]; galliass[obs3], galleon; polacca[obs3], polacre[obs3], tartane[obs3], junk, lorcha[obs3], praam[obs3], proa[obs3], prahu[obs3], saick[obs3], sampan, xebec, dhow; dahabeah[obs3]; nuggah[obs3]; kayak, keel boat [U.S.], log canoe, pirogue; quadrireme[obs3], trireme; stern-wheeler [U.S.]; wanigan[obs3], wangan [obs3][U.S.], wharf boat.
balloon; airship, aeroplane; biplane, monoplane, triplane[obs3];
hydroplane; aerodrome; air balloon, pilot balloon, fire balloon, dirigible, zeppelin; aerostat, Montgolfier; kite, parachute.
jet plane, rocket plane, jet liner, turbojet, prop-jet, propeller
plane; corporate plane, corporate jet, private plane, private aviation; airline, common carrier; fighter, bomber, fighter-bomber, escort plane, spy plane; supersonic aircraft, subsonic aircraft.
Adv. afloat, aboard; on board, on ship board; hard a lee, hard a port,
hard a starboard, hard a weather.
— p. 82 — % 2. Degrees of Motion %
#274. Velocity.
— N. velocity, speed, celerity; swiftness
&c. adj.;
rapidity, eagle speed; expedition &c. (activity) 682;
pernicity|; acceleration; haste &c. 684.
spurt, rush, dash, race,
steeple chase; smart rate, lively rate, swift
rate &c. adj.; rattling rate, spanking rate, strapping
rate, smart pace, lively pace, swift pace, rattling
pace, spanking pace, strapping pace; round pace; flying,
flight.
lightning, greased lightning,
light, electricity, wind; cannon ball,
rocket, arrow, dart, hydrargyrum[Lat], quicksilver;
telegraph, express train; torrent.
eagle, antelope, courser,
race horse, gazelle, greyhound, hare, doe,
squirrel, camel bird, chickaree[obs3], chipmunk, hackee
[obs3][U.S.], ostrich, scorcher*.
Mercury, Ariel[obs3],
Camilla[obs3], Harlequin.
[Measurement of velocity]
log, log line; speedometer, odometer,
tachometer, strobe, radar speed detector, radar trap,
air speed gauge, wind sock, wind speed meter; pedometer.
V. move quickly, trip,
fisk|; speed, hie, hasten, post, spank,
scuttle; scud, scuddle[obs3]; scour, scour the plain;
scamper; run like mad, beat it; fly, race, run a race,
cut away, shot, tear, whisk, zoom, swoosh, sweep,
skim, brush; cut along, bowl along, barrel along, barrel;
scorch, burn up the track; rush &c. (be violent) 173;
dash on, dash off, dash forward; bolt; trot, gallop,
amble, troll, bound, flit, spring, dart, boom; march
in quick time, march in double time; ride hard, get
over the ground.


