A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate.
A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction; a filibusterer.
To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.
To take part in a private military action in a foreign country.
To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.
To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.
To go fast.
To exceed the speed limit.
To increase the rate at which something occurs.
Called by the soundman when the recording equipment has reached running speed and is ready to go.
The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
The duration of exposure, the time during which a camera shutter is open (shutter speed).
The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.
A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.
The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a photographic objective.
Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a stimulant, especially illegally.
The sensitivity to light of film, plates or sensor.
The largest size of the lens opening at which a lens can be used.
Personal preference.