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fire escape collapse: a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency

alienation collapse: the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"; (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another; "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership"; the feeling of being alienated from other people; separation resulting from hostility

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

space walk collapse: any kind of physical activity outside a spacecraft by one of the crew

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

pretext collapse: something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

alternative collapse: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either' and `or' in `either this or that'"; pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"

resistance collapse: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"; the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance"; group action in opposition to those in power; (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness; the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria); any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

projection collapse: any structure that branches out from a central support; the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction; a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations; the projection of an image from a film onto a screen; the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality; "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice"; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else; any solid convex shape that juts out from something

instrumentality collapse: an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end; the quality of being instrumental for some purpose; a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose; "are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?"; "he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement"

parameter collapse: a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves; a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data; any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

flight collapse: a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago"; an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"; a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next; passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"; an air force unit smaller than a squadron; a formation of aircraft in flight; a flock of flying birds; fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"; shoot a bird in flight

loophole collapse: a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons; an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation

protection collapse: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"; the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"; the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform"; the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"

prevention collapse: the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"

forbearance collapse: a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"

stipulation collapse: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement; (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record; "a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay"

bail out collapse: remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side; free on bail

choice collapse: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"; the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"; of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"; appealing to refined taste; "choice wine"

mediation collapse: the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement; negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party

withdrawal collapse: the act of withdrawing; the termination of drug taking; the act of taking out money or other capital; a retraction of a previously held position; avoiding emotional involvement

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