| tour de force | a masterly or brilliant feat |
drive thrust
driving force | the act of applying force to propel something, after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off |
wheeling
rolling | propelling something on wheels |
force out
force-out
force play
force | a putout of a base runner who is required to run, the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base, the shortstop got the runner at second on a force |
| resistance opposition | the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with, he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens, despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead |
line of least resistance
path of least resistance | the easiest way, In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance |
least effort
least resistance | the least effortful way to do something |
| rolling | the act of robbing a helpless person, he was charged with rolling drunks in the park |
| resistance | the military action of resisting the enemy's advance, the enemy offered little resistance |
| violence force | an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists), he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one |
| reconnaissance in force | an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information) |
| resistance | group action in opposition to those in power |
| sales resistance | resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices |
passive resistance
nonviolent resistance
nonviolence | peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate |
Air Force Research Laboratory
AFRL | a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces |
collector's item
showpiece
piece de resistance | the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection |
| force pump | pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure |
lubricating system
force-feed lubricating system
force feed
pressure-feed lubricating system
pressure feed | mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings |
| resistance pyrometer | pyrometer that measures high temperatures by the resistance in a heated wire |
resistance thermometer
platinum thermometer | thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire |
resistor
resistance | an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current |
| rolling hitch | a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope |
| rolling mill | steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars |
| rolling pin | utensil consisting of a cylinder (usually of wood) with a handle at each end, used to roll out dough |
| rolling stock | collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier |
| resistance | (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness |
| effect force | (of a law) having legal validity, the law is still in effect |
force
forcefulness
strength | physical energy or intensity, he hit with all the force he could muster, it was destroyed by the strength of the gale, a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man |
| force | a powerful effect or influence, the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them |
| resistance | the degree of unresponsiveness of a diseaseausing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillinesistant bacteria) |
act of God
force majeure
vis major
inevitable accident
unavoidable casualty | a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events, he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God |
roller
roll rolling wave | a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore |
peal
pealing
roll
rolling | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) |
| piece de resistance | the most important dish of a meal |
First of October Antifascist Resistance Group
GRAPO | an armed wing of the (illegal) Communist Party of Spain, seeks to overthrow the Spanish government and replace it with a Marxist-Leninist regime, GRAPO is vehemently opposed to the United States |
| Force | formed in as a personal security force for Arafat and other PLO leaders, became one of PLO's elite units, has built an extensive infrastructure of terrorist cells and weapon depots in Europe while attacking Israeli targets |
Hamas
Islamic Resistance Movement | a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon, seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel, is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel, pioneered suicide bombing |
Irish National Liberation Army
INLA
People's Liberation Army
People's Republican Army
Catholic Reaction Force | a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland |
| Lord's Resistance Army | a quasieligious rebel group in Uganda that terrorized and raped women and kidnapped children who were forced to serve in the army |
| Loyalist Volunteer Force | a terrorist group formed in in Northern Ireland, seeks to prevent the peace process, murders Catholics and any Protestant leaders who favor peace |
United Self-Defense Force of Colombia
United Self-Defense Group of Colombia
Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia
AUC | a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups, is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members, the AUC conducted over assassinations in one year |
defense defence defense force
defence force | an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack, he joined the defense against invasion |
sales department
sales division
sales force | the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services |
labor force
labor pool | the source of trained people from which workers can be hired |
| task force | a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective |
United States Air Force Academy
US Air Force Academy | a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force |
Royal Air Force
RAF | the airforce of Great Britain |
air force
airforce | the airborne branch of a country's armed forces |
United States Air Force
U. S. Air Force
US Air Force
Air Force USAF | the airforce of the United States of America, the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space |
Air Force Space Command
AFSPC | a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations |