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blimp collapse: a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon

trial balloon collapse: a balloon sent up to test air currents; a test of public opinion

ferry collapse: transport by boat or aircraft; a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule; travel by ferry; transport by ferry; transport from one place to another

escort collapse: the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them; an attendant who is employed to accompany someone; accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"

kill collapse: the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"; destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"; cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"; tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her"; mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"; cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"; cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars"; deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"; hit with great force; "He killed the ball"; hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball"; overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"; be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!"; thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"; be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"

roman collapse: a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions; a resident of modern Rome; an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire; of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall"; relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; "Roman virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman nose"; of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church"; characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions

empirical collapse: derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"

burner collapse: an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner"; the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking; "the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one"

stove collapse: any heating apparatus; a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove"

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

guide collapse: someone who shows the way by leading or advising; guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"; use as a guide; "They had the lights to guide on"; be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"

testing collapse: the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"; an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"

clergyman collapse: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

swash collapse: the movement or sound of water; "the swash of waves on the beach"; make violent, noisy movements

race collapse: a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"; any competition; "the race for the presidency"; people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"; compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"; cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"; to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"

sky dive collapse: jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute

cracker collapse: a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends; a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet; a programmer who `cracks' (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are often mistakenly called hackers"

branch collapse: an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; a stream or river connected to a larger one; a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant; a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"

mammoth collapse: any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks

lightning rod collapse: a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning; someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another

windshield collapse: transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle

palladium collapse: a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry

seat belt collapse: a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident

straw vote collapse: an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue

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