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glyceryl trinitrate
glyceryl trinitrate
/ˈɡlɪsərɪl traɪˈnaɪtreɪt/
noun
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
(
)
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
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
The area within view
(
coast
)
the area within view
The coast is clear
the coast is clear
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
(
)
Move effortlessly; by force of gravity
(
coast
)
move effortlessly; by force of gravity
Fosbury flop
Fosbury flop
/ˈfɔːzbəriː flɒp/
noun
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
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
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