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AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...
Turn-taking structure within a conversation has three components: [8] The turn-taking component contains the main content of the utterance and is built from various unit types (turn construction units, or TCUs). The end of a TCU is a point where the turn may end and a new speaker may begin, known as a transition relevance place or TRP.
Turn up one's toes [2] To die Slang An alternative of 'turn one's toes up to the daisies' (see 'push up daisies' above.) Unalive (also un-alive) To die, or to kill Euphemistic slang A euphemism that developed in slang on social media, particularly TikTok, to avoid censorship of the words "kill" and "die." Unsubscribe from life To die Euphemistic
Douglas DC-3 banking to make a left turn. When a fixed-wing aircraft is making a turn (changing its direction) the aircraft must roll to a banked position so that its wings are angled towards the desired direction of the turn. When the turn has been completed the aircraft must roll back to the wings-level position in order to resume straight ...
America Online CEO Stephen M. Case, left, and Time Warner CEO Gerald M. Levin listen to senators' opening statements during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the merger of the two ...
To turn is to rotate, either continuously like a wheel turns on its axle, or in a finite motion changing an object's orientation. Turn may also refer to:
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Hairpin turn in Oregon, US A hairpin, after which the feature is named. A hairpin turn (also hairpin bend or hairpin corner) is a bend in a road with a very acute inner angle, making it necessary for an oncoming vehicle to turn about 180° to continue on the road.