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catapult collapse: medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles; a device that launches aircraft from a warship; shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"

emplacement collapse: military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon

mechanic collapse: resembling the action of a machine; "from blank to blank a threadless way I pushed mechanic feet"- Emily Dickenson

ceiling collapse: the overhead upper surface of a room; "he hated painting the ceiling"; (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds; maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions); an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap for prices"

foghorn collapse: a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone; a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships

green light collapse: permission to proceed with a project or to take action; "the gave the green light for construction to begin"; a signal to proceed

peat collapse: partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried

propane collapse: colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel

natural gas collapse: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

octane collapse: any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent

wigwag collapse: signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code; send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code

burn collapse: damage inflicted by fire; a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body); an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation; pain that feels hot as if it were on fire; burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"; undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"; cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"; destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"; feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"; feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"; spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"; burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"; cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"; shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"

slope collapse: an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"; be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"

fuel collapse: a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"; stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism"; take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"; provide with a combustible substance that provides energy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"; provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

buoy collapse: bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards; mark with a buoy; keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up"; float on the surface of water

lightning collapse: the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more; abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

leer collapse: a suggestive or sneering look or grin; look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

inauguration collapse: the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes"; the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration"

probe collapse: an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity; an exploratory action or expedition; a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities; an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"; question or examine thoroughly and closely; examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill"

initiation collapse: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"; a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"

boomerang collapse: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower; return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang

combustible collapse: a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power; capable of igniting and burning

torrent collapse: a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"

origin collapse: properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"; the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero; an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

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