ante-
Webster Dictionary
a Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- (in comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. 'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place of
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pamyat
(ˈpɑm yɑt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an ultraconservative Russian nationalist organization founded in 1980 and noted for disseminating anti-Western and anti-Semitic propaganda.
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ant-
Webster Dictionary
see Anti-, prefix
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fighter
(ˈfaɪ tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an aircraft designed to seek out and destroy enemy aircraft in the air and to protect bomber aircraft.
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exclusionist
Webster Dictionary
one who would exclude another from some right or privilege; esp., one of the anti-popish politicians of the time of Charles II
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air cover
(air cover)
Princeton's WordNet
the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations
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flight deck
(ɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, designed for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.
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flight recorder
(ˈflaɪt lɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an electronic device aboard an aircraft that automatically records certain aspects of the aircraft's performance in flight; black box.
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awacs
(ˈeɪ wæks)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an aircraft equipped with radar to track low-flying enemy aircraft and missiles and coordinate defense measures against them.
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aviation
(ˌeɪ viˈeɪ ʃən, ˌæv i-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the design, development, production, operation, or use of aircraft, esp. heavier-than-air aircraft.
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crash-land
(ˈkræʃ ɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to land (an aircraft) in an emergency situation so that damage to the aircraft is unavoidable.
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anti-american
(ˌæn ti əˈmɛr ɪ kən, ˌæn taɪ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an anti-American person.
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anti-intellectual
(ˌæn tiˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl, ˌæn taɪ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an anti-intellectual person.
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drogue
(ʊg)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a funnel-shaped device attached to the end of a hose on a tanker aircraft for connecting with the probe of another aircraft to be refueled in flight.
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adl
(ˈædʒ ə vənt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Anti-Defamation League (of B'nai B'rith).
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nsaid
(ˈnɒz əl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
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naproxen
(əˈprɒk sən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory substance, C
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ibuprofen
(ˌaɪ byuˈproʊ fən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, C
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nonsteroidal
(ˌnɒn stɛˈrɔɪd l, -stɪ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any such substance, esp. an anti-inflammatory drug, as ibuprofen.
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benzi box
(ˈbɛn zi)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a brand of anti-theft system for car radios that allows the radio to be removed by the driver.
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hermon
(ˈhɜr mən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 ft. (2814 m).
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static line
(ˈstæt ɪs, -əˌsi)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a line attached to a parachute pack and to an aircraft that opens the parachute automatically once it is outside the aircraft.
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envelop
Webster Dictionary
a set of limits for the performance capabilities of some type of machine, originally used to refer to aircraft. Now also used metaphorically to refer to capabilities of any system in general, including human organizations, esp. in the phrase push the envelope. It is used to refer to the maximum performance available at the current state of the technology, and therefore refers to a class of machines in general, not a specific machine
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antinuke
(ˌæn tiˈnuk, -ˈnyuk, ˌæn taɪ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also, anti&syl;nuker. a person who opposes the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear power plants.
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bay of pigs
(ˈbeɪ lɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a bay of the Caribbean Sea in SW Cuba: site of attempted invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro forces April 1961.
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pro-
(ʊ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a prefix, having anti- as its opposite, used to form adjectives that have the general sense “favoring” the group, interests, course of action, etc., denoted by the headword:
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free world
(Free World)
Princeton's WordNet
anti-communist countries collectively
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nsaid
(nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID)
Princeton's WordNet
an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids
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nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
(nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID)
Princeton's WordNet
an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids
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nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
(nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID)
Princeton's WordNet
an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids
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