These torpedo-boat destroyers, as they were called, then became super torpedo boats themselves, so that by World War I they were commonly deployed ahead of the battle fleet to scout for the enemy fleet, beat back its destroyers with cannon fire, and then launch torpedoes against its battleships and cruisers.
In October and November, Porziņģis had one of the N.B.A.'s highest scoring averages, having solved the equation that was implied, all along, by his offensive skill set and his size: nobody big enough to block his shot was also fleet enough to beat him in a race to the rim.
Hard to beat the fleet of Harley Davidsons ferrying the cheerleaders off the pitch in Bloemfontein.
Even as he edged past 50, he was still fleet afoot and could beat top players half his age.
After the schooner America beat a fleet of British ships around the Isle of Wight to claim the silver trophy in 1851, the New York Yacht Club successfully defended the America's Cup off New York 13 times between 1870 and 1920.
The highlight will be a race Thursday around the Isle of Wight, retracing the 53-nautical-mile course used in 1851 when the schooner America beat a fleet of British ships to win the silver trophy that became known as the America's Cup.
The OBR said the four-month gap gave buyers and sellers plenty of time to bring forward their transactions, noting that even when the window was as short as 11 hours, some buyers were still fleet-footed enough to beat the tax authorities.
Greek fire, a liquid incendiary agent, enabled the embattled Byzantine Empire to beat off attacking fleets and preserve its existence until the early 15th century.
The Kansas City Chiefs believed they could beat the glitzy, fleet and purely offensive-minded St . LouisRams in only one of two ways -- either stop the Rams from scoring or score more.
In "The Italian Job," Mr. Gray's 2003 remake of a 1969 movie that starred Michael Caine, the bandit-heroes led by Mark Wahlberg used a souped-up fleet of Mini Coopers to beat the traffic in Los Angeles and swipe a fortune in gold bars.
After almost a minute, the track brings in a clipped horn section and a fleet, rapid beat, a bit like Chicago Steppers music blended with Earth, Wind and Fire.
