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drawbridge collapse: a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it

stepping stone collapse: any means of advancement; "the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches"; a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing

inlet collapse: an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

intersection collapse: the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path); a junction where one street or road crosses another; a point where lines intersect; the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things"; a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations

discount collapse: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise; give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

voyage collapse: a journey to some distant place; travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

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

trump collapse: (bridge or whist) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand; "clubs were declared trumps"; "a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led"; a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps; "the ace of trumps is a sure winner"; proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare; play a trump; produce a sound as if from a trumpet

lane collapse: a narrow way or road; a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic

neglect collapse: the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"; leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"; fail to attend to; "he neglects his children"; give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors"

crossing collapse: traveling across; a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean); a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other; a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect

prevail collapse: use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"; prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"; continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"; be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"

distance collapse: the property created by the space between two objects or points; size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"; indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"; a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"; the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"; a remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"; keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"

artery collapse: a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic; a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body

transit collapse: cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"; revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction; pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place); "The comet will transit on September 11"; make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert"

cloister collapse: a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions); seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office"; surround with a cloister, as of a garden

excess collapse: immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits; a quantity much larger than is needed; more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

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