open throttle
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Specifically, the Senate bill would require automobiles to be able to stop within a certain distance, even with an open throttle, a priority with safety advocates for many years.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2010
Thus a signal for increased speed will open throttle valves, turn electric switches, regulate the supply of oil pouring into the boilers.
From Time Magazine Archive
The way to determine which of the two causes this, is to take off the cylinder head, turn engine on forward center and open throttle slightly.
From Rough and Tumble Engineering by James H. Maggard
I nearly ditched the car, for I was running with an open throttle and the grade was in our favor.
From The Motormaniacs by Lloyd Osbourne
But apparently the roar of the open throttle drowned the whistle, for Henry did not pick up his end of the tube.
From I Spy by Natalie Sumner Lincoln
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