line-drive single line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
single bingle | a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base |
rack single-foot | a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately |
single entry single-entry bookkeeping | a simple bookkeeping system, transactions are entered in only one account |
combat armed combat | an engagement fought between two military forces |
combat mission | a mission to capture or defend something |
tactical intelligence combat intelligence | intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations |
fight fighting combat scrap | the act of fighting, any contest or struggle, a fight broke out at the hockey game, there was fighting in the streets, the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap |
single combat | a fight between two people, in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat |
buskin combat boot desert boot half boot top boot | a boot reaching halfway up to the knee |
detached house single dwelling | a house that stands alone |
racing skiff single shell | a shell for a single oarsman |
single bed | a bed for one occupant |
single-breasted jacket | a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for a single row of buttons |
single-breasted suit | a suit having a single-breasted jacket |
single crochet single stitch | a crochet stitch |
single prop single-propeller plane | a propeller plane with a single propeller |
tank army tank armored combat vehicle armoured combat vehicle | an enclosed armored military vehicle, has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads |
warship war vessel combat ship | a government ship that is available for waging war |
single-mindedness | characterized by one unified purpose |
combat ceiling service ceiling | altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate |
uninominal system uninominal voting system single-member system scrutin uninomial system scrutin uninominal voting system | based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district |
single-spacing | typing that does not leave lines blank |
single quote | a single quotation mark |
battle damage combat casualty | loss of military equipment in battle |
wound injury combat injury | a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat |
light cream coffee cream single cream | cream that has at least % butterfat, in England they call light cream `single cream' |
Salafist Group Salafast Group for Call and Combat GSPC | an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group, now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government, a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa |
Air Combat Command ACC | a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force, operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft |
file single file Indian file | a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other |
combat zone combat area | a military area where combat forces operate |
combat zone tenderloin | a city district known for its vice and high crime rate |
combat pilot | airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces |
single nucleotide polymorphism SNP | (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered, SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily successful enough to recur in a significant proportion of the population of a species |
single-leaf single-leaf pine single-leaf pinyon Pinus monophylla | pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems, important as a nut pine |
California single-leaf pinyon Pinus californiarum | very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle, similar to Parry's pinyon in range |
combat pay | extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat |
single tax | a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land) |
single supplement | a surcharge added to the cost per person when traveling alone |
one I ace single unity | the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number, he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it, they had lunch at one |
function mathematical function single-valued function map mapping | (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function) |
battle fatigue combat fatigue combat neurosis shell shock | a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare |
single out | select from a group, She was singled out for her outstanding performance |
battle combat | battle or contend against in or as if in a battle, The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq, We must combat the prejudices against other races, they battled over the budget |
single | hit a single, the batter singled to left field |
single crochet single stitch | make by single stitching |
single-foot rack | go at a rack, the horses single-footed |
discriminate separate single out | treat differently on the basis of sex or race |
single-bedded | having single beds |
mono monophonic single-channel | designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel |