[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Do qaD

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: Do qaD
Part of speech: noun
Definition: race (contest of speed)
Source: qepHom 2018
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AFAIK not used in a sentence.

N.B. Do not confuse with {Segh} "race (type, sort, class)".

SEE:
Do  			velocity,  speed (n)
Do Qe'  			*Dok'e*, "velocity restaurant" (i.e. fast food) (n)
gho'Do 			sublight (speed)
qughDo 		cruising speed
qam Do Duj 		bicycle (n)
wa' rutlh qam Do Duj 	unicycle (n)
wabDo 			speed of sound, Mach (n)

Do patlh 		[a specific, measured  speed?] (n)
-  [...] vuvDI' Bell X-wa', DoDaj vItlh law' wab Do vItlh puS.  
      Do patlhvam chavta'bogh muD Duj wa'DIch moj 'oH. 
   [...] the Bell X-1 became the first airplane to fly faster than 
      the speed of sound  [NASM: Bell X-1]
- Do patlh vItlhqu' chavta'.  qaStaHvIS wa' rep, vaghvatlh 
      javmaH loS qelI'qam lenglaH, wabDo wa' vI' pagh jav. 
  He reached a speed of 1127 kilometers per hour (700 miles
      per hour), or Mach 1.06 at an altitude of 13,000 meters
      (43,000 feet).   [NASM: Bell X-1]
- Do patlhvam 'Iv patlhvam je chavta'bogh telmey ghajbogh muD 
      Duj wa'DIch 'oH.   [translation unavailable]  [NASM: X-15]

SEE ALSO:
qet  			run,  jog (v)
moD 			hurry (v)
chung 			accelerate (v)
tugh 			hurry (up)! (excl)
nom 			fast, quickly (adv)
QIt 			slowly (v)

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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons