Spindizzy

Quick meaning: Spindizzy is a noun meaning (games) An engine-powered miniature racing car running on a circular track, tethered by cables to a central pole, popular in the 1940s.

Meaning

(games) An engine-powered miniature racing car running on a circular track, tethered by cables to a central pole, popular in the 1940s.

More Meanings

1. (science fiction) An anti-gravity propulsion system capable of faster-than-light travel, powered by the hypothetical Blackett effect.

Example Sentences

So the twin scientific themes of the first book are the development of antigravity technology called spindizzies that enable whole cities to lift into space, and the production of "anti-agathic" drugs that can extend life indefinitely, necessary for the immense journey times in interstellar space.

Spindizzies, or tether cars, come in three categories of descending value: original as raced, restored and reproduced. […] The best indicator of a spindizzy’s authenticity is its size, said Eric Zausner of Berkeley, Calif., who has an extensive collection. “Repros are always smaller because they come from second-generation molds.”

Word Forms

• spindizzies

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spindel, spindling, spinner, spindle, spinks, sparky.

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