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 glyceryl trinitrate glyceryl trinitrate /ˈɡlɪsərɪl traɪˈnaɪtreɪt/

noun

  1. A heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)  ( glyceryl trinitrate , nitroglycerin , nitroglycerine , Nitrospan , Nitrostat , trinitroglycerin , nitro )
    a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)


 coast coast /ˈkoʊst/

noun

  1. () The shore of a sea or ocean  ( sea-coast , seashore , seacoast , coast )
    the shore of a sea or ocean
     We took a walk along the coast and enjoyed the ocean breeze and the sound of the waves
    We took a walk along the coast and enjoyed the ocean breeze and the sound of the waves
  2. The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it  ( coast , glide , slide )
    the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
     His slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill
    his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill
     The children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope
    the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope
  3. The area within view  ( coast )
    the area within view
     The coast is clear
    the coast is clear
  4. A slope down which sleds may coast  ( coast )
    a slope down which sleds may coast
     When it snowed they made a coast on the golf course
    when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course

verb

  1. () Move effortlessly; by force of gravity  ( coast )
    move effortlessly; by force of gravity


 Fosbury flop Fosbury flop /ˈfɔːzbəriː flɒp/

noun

  1. Jumping over the bar backwards and head first  ( Fosbury flop )
    jumping over the bar backwards and head first
     The high jumper perfected the Fosbury flop, clearing the bar with ease.
    The high jumper perfected the Fosbury flop, clearing the bar with ease.


 wind vane wind vane /wɪnd veɪn/

noun

  1. Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind  ( vane , weather vane , weathervane , wind vane )
    mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind