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haw collapse: the nictitating membrane of a horse; utter `haw'; "he hemmed and hawed"

railway collapse: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

shunt collapse: implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body; a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current; a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt"; transfer to another track, of trains; provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

trestle collapse: sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop; a supporting tower used to support a bridge

trunk line collapse: a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly; line that is the main route on a railway

avert collapse: turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"

distract collapse: draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"

metro collapse: an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"

deflect collapse: turn aside and away from an initial or intended course; turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

digression collapse: wandering from the main path of a journey; a message that departs from the main subject

divert collapse: send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one; withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

railroad collapse: transport by railroad; supply with railroad lines; "railroad the West"

roadway collapse: a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel

go off collapse: be discharged or activated; "the explosive devices went off"; happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?"; stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off during the hurricane"

excursion collapse: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"

rail collapse: any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud; a horizontal bar (usually of wood); short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"; complain bitterly; fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"; lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"; convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"; separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"; provide with rails; "The yard was railed"; enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves"

siding collapse: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass; material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

jib collapse: any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

turnout collapse: (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip; attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election); "the turnout for the rally"; a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park; the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting"

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