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ejection seat collapse: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute

lifeboat collapse: a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship

louver collapse: one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain

wind tunnel collapse: a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft

skewer collapse: a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted; drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"

Thor collapse: (Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar

back door collapse: a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"; an entrance at the rear of a building; an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains

storm cellar collapse: an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes

air pocket collapse: a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly

corner collapse: the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"; (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone; an interior angle formed be two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"; the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle"; a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "he glanced out of the corner of his eye"; a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"; the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube"; a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners"; a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"; a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market"; turn a corner; "the car corners"; force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape; gain control over; "corner the gold market"

escape hatch collapse: hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency

jail collapse: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

fireball collapse: the luminous center of a nuclear explosion; a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)

covert collapse: a flock of coots; secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"; (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband; " a woman covert"

nostril collapse: either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose

homer collapse: a base hit on which the batter scores a run; ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC); United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910); an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs; hit a home run

visibility collapse: capability of providing a clear unobstructed view; "a windshield with good visibility"; quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye; "low visibility caused by fog"; degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election"

gorge collapse: a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it); overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"

troposphere collapse: the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude)

ionosphere collapse: the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons

lock up collapse: secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"

ventilator collapse: a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air

recess collapse: an enclosure that is set back or indented; a small concavity; make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"; put into a recess; "recess lights"

transom collapse: a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it; a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door

shaft collapse: a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow); a vertical passage into a mine; (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column; a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator); a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer; equip with a shaft

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