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ballast collapse: any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship; an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps; an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings; coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads; make steady with a ballast

amplifier collapse: electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it

counterweight collapse: a weight that balances another weight; constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to

immobilize collapse: cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"; convert (assets) into fixed capital; make defenseless; hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital

seaplane collapse: an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane"

starboard collapse: the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose; located on the right side of a ship or aircraft; turn to the right, of helms or rudders

gyroscope collapse: rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction

syndicalism collapse: a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions

airlift collapse: transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable); fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"

stabilizer collapse: a device for making something stable; airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft; a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state

anarchism collapse: a political theory favoring the abolition of governments

left collapse: a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east; "take a left at the corner"; the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left"; those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare; location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east; "she stood on the left"; of or belonging to the political or intellectual left; being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"; toward or on the left; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the political party has moved left"

dextral collapse: of or on the right; "a dextral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the right when facing the observer"; "a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost"; preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye"

radicalism collapse: the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society

nail down collapse: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

stabilize collapse: make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices"; become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized"

nihilism collapse: a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake; complete denial of all established authority and institutions

navigate collapse: direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"; act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"

cruise collapse: an ocean trip taken for pleasure; sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean"; travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude"; drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible"; look for a sexual partner in a public place; "The men were cruising the park"

transfix collapse: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"

get off collapse: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"; cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case; "The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody's mind that he killed his wife"; deliver verbally; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time"; leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.; enjoy in a sexual way; "He gets off on shoes"; be relieved of one's duties temporarily

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