The motorcycle started in pursuit at breakneck speed.
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Breakneck
//ˈbɹeɪkˌnɛk//
Synonyms for "breakneck" (76 found)
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Related words (38)
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Translations
22 translations across 8 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- halsbrekend adj (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
Finnish
1 entries- vinha adj (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
German
1 entries- halsbrecherisch adj (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
Italian
3 entries- a rompicollo adj (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
- a rotta di collo adj (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
- all'impazzata adj (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
Spanish
4 entries- a toda carrera adj (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
- a toda leche adj (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
- a toda máquina adj (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
- a toda ostia adj (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
Swedish
1 entries- halsbrytande adj (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
Turkish
2 entries- kafa göz yarabilen adj (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
- son derece tehlikeli adj (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
Ukrainian
2 entries- з карколо́мною шви́дкістю adj (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
- стрімголо́в adj (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
She sped along at a breakneck pace!
Source: tatoeba (4600022)
During the Age of Sail, the strong prevailing winds of the Roaring Forties propelled ships across the Pacific, often at breakneck speed.
Source: tatoeba (6684341)
Digital technology is advancing at a breakneck pace.
Source: tatoeba (7786405)
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