headlong
With the head first or down.
With an unrestrained forward motion.
When his eyes were clear again, he saw the monster had passed and was rushing landward. Big iron upper-works rose out of this headlong structure, and from that twin funnels projected, and spat a smoking blast shot with fire into the air. It was the torpedo-ram, Thunder Child, steaming headlong, coming to the rescue of the threatened shipping.
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; in haste, hastily.
Precipitous.
Plunging downwards head foremost.
Rushing forward without restraint.
(figuratively) Reckless; impetuous.
“Time is up,” cried another boy, more headlong than head-monitor.
To precipitate.
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