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goffer collapse: an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats; an iron used to press pleats and ridges; a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)

countermine collapse: (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy; destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"

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

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.

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"

entrenchment collapse: an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches

ravine collapse: a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

valley collapse: a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

gutter collapse: a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater; a tool for gutting fish; a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.); misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet"; provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings"; wear or cut gutters into; "The heavy rain guttered the soil"; flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face"; burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground"

foxhole collapse: a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire

dugout collapse: either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game

kennel collapse: outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog; put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog"

bamboo curtain collapse: an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s

logjam collapse: an immovable mass of logs blocking a river; any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam"

weir collapse: a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow; a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish

parapet collapse: fortification consisting of a low wall; a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony

chimney collapse: a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

canal collapse: long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation; (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion; provide (a city) with a canal

abyss collapse: a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

chap collapse: (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs; a crack in a lip caused usually by cold; a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; crack due to dehydration; "My lips chap in this dry weather"

tunnel collapse: a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"; force a way through

groin collapse: the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals; build with groins; "The ceiling was groined"

levee collapse: an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing; a pier that provides a landing place on a river; a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)

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