speed-driven

Updated: May 12, 2025

The probability that if he did strike an iceberg it could do irreparable damage to his stout ship, was scarce one in a hundred. So he took that chance also. He gambled with Death, as a thousand speed-driven captains had gambled before. This time it was Death's turn to win.

- The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21: The Recent Days (1910-1914)