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squadron collapse: an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group; a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms; a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task

amicus curiae collapse: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest

protect collapse: shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"; use tariffs to favor domestic industry

octet collapse: a musical composition written for eight performers; eight people considered as a unit; a set of eight similar things considered as a unit; eight performers or singers who perform together

channel collapse: a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street"; a television station and its programs; "a satellite TV channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more than one hundred channels"; a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company"; (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"; a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel"; direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience"

conspiracy collapse: a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot); a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act; a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

notebook collapse: a small compact portable computer; a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda

impel collapse: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

colosseum collapse: a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80

cockpit collapse: compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft; seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car; an enclosure for cockfights

position paper collapse: a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy

lockout collapse: a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms

platform collapse: a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"; any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons; the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system; a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program"

ledger collapse: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"

underwrite collapse: guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"

act on collapse: regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"

argument collapse: a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable; a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem"; a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"; a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

marrow collapse: the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones; large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins; very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones; any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh

concourse collapse: a coming together of people; a wide hallway in a building where people can walk

handling collapse: the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means; manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something

galvanize collapse: stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock; cover with zinc; "galvanize steel"

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

regiment collapse: army unit smaller than a division; assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"; subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children"; form (military personnel) into a regiment

semaphore collapse: an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms; convey by semaphore, of information; send signals by or as if by semaphore

blinker collapse: a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages; a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn; put blinders on (a horse)

motivate collapse: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

traffic light collapse: a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections

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