way path way of life | a course of conduct, the path of virtue, we went our separate ways, our paths in life led us apart, genius usually follows a revolutionary path |
primrose path | a life of ease and pleasure |
line of least resistance path of least resistance | the easiest way, In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance |
measurement measuring measure mensuration | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule, the measurements were carefully done, his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate |
mental measurement | a generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functions |
bridle path bridle road | a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) |
flare path | an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing |
path | a way especially designed for a particular use |
towpath towing path | a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats |
Shining Path Sendero Luminoso SL | a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru, is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world, seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime, is involved in the cocaine trade, Shining Path has been responsible for , deaths |
air lane flight path airway skyway | a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another |
flight path | the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air |
approach path approach glide path glide slope | the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing |
path route itinerary | an established line of travel or access |
path track course | a line or route along which something travels or moves, the hurricane demolished houses in its path, the track of an animal, the course of the river |
system of measurement metric | a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic |
unit of measurement unit | any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange, the dollar is the United States unit of currency, a unit of wheat is a bushel, change per unit volume |
scale scale of measurement graduated table ordered series | an ordered reference standard, judging on a scale of to |
gauge standard of measurement | accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared |