direction of fall (noun)

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• Fall — v. & n. v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a higher to a lower level (fell from the top floor; rain was falling). b drop or be dropped (supplies fell by parachute; the curtain fell). 2 a (often …   Useful english dictionary

• fall — v. & n. v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a higher to a lower level (fell from the top floor; rain was falling). b drop or be dropped (supplies fell by parachute; the curtain fell). 2 a (often …   Useful english dictionary

• fall — I. verb (fell; fallen; falling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feallan; akin to Old High German fallan to fall and perhaps to Lithuanian pulti Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to descend freely by the force of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gunning stick — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun also gunstick ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ : a device made of wood strips several feet long crossed like a pair of scissors that is placed against an undercut in felling a tree to determine the direction of fall …   Useful english dictionary

• heavy — I UK [ˈhevɪ] / US adjective Word forms heavy : adjective heavy comparative heavier superlative heaviest *** 1) a heavy object weighs a lot She was struggling with a heavy suitcase. Careful – that box is pretty heavy. You should soon be able to… …   English dictionary

• Highway Code — noun the code of rules governing the use of public roads • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑code, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• fashion — noun 1 style of dressing, etc. popular at a particular time ADJECTIVE ▪ contemporary, current, latest, modern, new ▪ changing, passing ▪ changing f …   Collocations dictionary

• production — noun 1 making/growing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ full, full scale ▪ The machine will go into full production in November 2002. ▪ large scale, mass, volume ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• body\ English — noun informal the wishful attempt to make a ball move in the right direction after it has been hit or let go, by twisting the body in the desired direction. He tried to help the putt fall by using body English …   Словарь американских идиом

• ball valve — noun any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball • Hypernyms: ↑valve * * * noun 1. : a valve in which a ball fits into a spherical seat and regulates the aperture by its rise and fall due to fluid pressure, to a spring, or to its own… …   Useful english dictionary

• tide — noun 1 change in the level of the sea ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ flood, incoming, rising ▪ ebb, outgoing ▪ high …   Collocations dictionary