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aqueduct collapse: a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

jellyfish collapse: any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans

duel collapse: any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups); a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor; fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"

brawl collapse: a noisy fight in a crowd; to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"

moderation collapse: the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"; quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

target collapse: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at; a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"; the location of the target that is to be hit; intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

wrestle collapse: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"; engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"; combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"; engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

roadblock collapse: a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.

escarpment collapse: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification; a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion

sucker collapse: mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps; an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction; flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws; a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw); a shoot arising from a plant's roots

sitting collapse: the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"; (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"; a session as of a legislature or court; not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target"

joust collapse: a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances; joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

midway collapse: naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands; the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located

pleat collapse: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape; fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"

victim collapse: an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance; a person who is tricked or swindled

audience collapse: a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"; the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions"

drawing room collapse: a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained; a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet

caucus collapse: a closed political meeting; meet to select a candidate or promote a policy

picket collapse: a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake; a wooden strip forming part of a fence; a vehicle performing sentinel duty; a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack; a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work; fasten with a picket; "picket the goat"; serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the layoffs"

igloo collapse: an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome

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