mountain climbing
mountaineering | the activity of climbing a mountain |
| rock climbing | the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) |
| operations research | research designed to determine most efficient way to do something |
| security intelligence | intelligence on the identity and capability and intentions of hostile individuals or organizations that may be engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism |
| censoring censorship security review | counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy |
security
security measures | measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc., military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising |
chemical warfare
chemical operations | warfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemy |
| Social Security | social welfare program in the U.S., includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance |
operations
trading operations | financial transactions at a brokerage, having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records |
| climbing salamander | any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes |
climbing perch
Anabas testudineus
A. testudineus | a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air, has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land |
| base base of operations | installation from which a military force initiates operations, the attack wiped out our forward bases |
| climbing frame | a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on |
crampon
crampoon
climbing iron
climber | an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing |
| security blanket | a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety |
| security blanket | anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety |
security system
security measure
security | an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in |
| security system | (computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks |
| Social Security number | the number of a particular individual's Social Security account |
security
surety | a guarantee that an obligation will be met |
| descender | (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters |
| descender | a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters |
climb
climbing
mounting | an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) |
| security | freedom from anxiety or fear, the watch dog gave her a feeling of security |
security
security department | a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers, the head of security was a former policeman |
National Security Council
NSC | a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security, supervises the Central Intelligence Agency |
Social Security Administration
SSA | an independent government agency responsible for the Social Security system |
Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security | the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security |
Bureau of Diplomatic Security
DS | the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas |
Transportation Security Administration
TSA | an agency established in to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel |
security force
private security force | a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry |
Security Council
SC | a permanent council of the United Nations, responsible for preserving world peace |
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
CSIS | Canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government |
Communications Security Establishment
CSE | Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies |
International Relations and Security Network
ISN | Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations |
Security Intelligence Review Committee
SIRC | an agency of the Canadian government that oversees the activities of the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada and has the power to intrude on the privacy of suspected terrorists or spies |
Security Service
MI Military Intelligence Section | the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory |
Shin Bet
General Security Services | the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency, the Shin Bet also handles overall security for Israel's national airline |
National Security Agency
NSA | the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information |
| security staff | those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft |
Committee for State Security
KGB
Soviet KGB | formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia |
Federal Security Bureau
FSB Federal Security Service | the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB, formerly led by Vladimir Putin |
field field of operations
theater
theater of operations
theatre
theatre of operations | a region in which active military operations are in progress, the army was in the field awaiting action, he served in the Vietnam theater for three years |
abseiler
rappeller | a person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point |
| descender | someone who descends |
| security consultant | an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries |
| security director | head of a private security force working for a business or industry |
watchman
watcher security guard | a guard who keeps watch |
climbing corydalis
Corydalis claviculata
Fumaria claviculata | annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers |
climbing fumitory
Allegheny vine
Adlumia fungosa
Fumaria fungosa | vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers, sometimes placed in genus Fumaria |