Drive
How words are described
| old | old drive | old surge |
| nice | nice drive | nice surge |
| similar | similar drive | similar surge |
| complete | complete drive | complete surge |
| Other adjectives: initial, strong, powerful, big, intense, new, major, final. | ||
Common collocations
| way | drive way | surge way |
Both words in one sentence
- In Halt and Catch Fire, Cameron's computer experiences a power surge, burning out her hard drive.
Source: Artistic License Engineering -
The 00 Gundam would later follow into this territory in that while the twin drive is both powerful and efficient it suffered from severe stability issues and could in worst case scenario cause the engines to surge.
Source: Anime / Mobile Suit Gundam 00 -
This carries over to Honey I Blew Up the Kid, where Wayne, unable to get into the primary laser drive to reduce the power, tries to diffuse the laser intensity by putting a glass bottle bottom in the filter pack, which ends up causing a power surge throughout the lab.
Source: Tim Taylor Technology
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