the action of making a public display to promote the interests of one’s country, or of another organization or group
a fish of warm seas that leaps out of the water and uses its winglike pectoral fins to glide over the surface for some distance
a large fruit bat with a foxlike face, found in Madagascar, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia
a nocturnal arboreal Asian frog that is able to glide between trees using the large webs between its extended toes
a one-piece garment worn by the pilot and crew of a military or light aircraft
a form of ski jumping incorporating aerodynamic principles to lengthen the jump
a movement in riding in which the leading leg at the canter is changed without breaking gait while the horse is in the air
(in Australia) a doctor who uses radio communication and travels by aircraft to visit patients in remote areas of the country
an arboreal Southeast Asian lizard that has expanding membranes along the sides of the body, used for gliding between trees
a tree-dwelling lemurlike mammal with a membrane between the fore- and hind limbs for gliding from tree to tree. It is nocturnal and native to Southeast Asia
a person who, with others, travels to picket any workplace where there is an industrial dispute
a greenish semiarboreal Southeast Asian snake that can glide down from a tree in a stiff horizontal position, with the belly hollowed to slow its descent
a division of a police force or other organization that is capable of reaching an incident quickly
a start of a race or time trial in which the starting point is passed at speed
a fast-moving group, as of police officers, linked together closely in a V-shaped formation, sometimes used to force a way through a crowd or to protect someone behind them
a technique used chiefly by Transcendental Meditation practitioners that involves thrusting oneself off the ground while in the lotus position
a buttress slanting from a separate pier, typically forming an arch with the wall it supports
a legendary spectral ship supposedly seen in the region of the Cape of Good Hope and presaging disaster
a bottom-dwelling marine fish that has bony armor on the skull, spines behind the head, and large brightly colored pectoral fins. It moves through the water with a gliding or flying motion
a rank of commissioned officer in the RAF, above pilot officer and below flight lieutenant
a small squirrel that has skin joining the fore and hind limbs for gliding from tree to tree
a small Australasian marsupial with a membrane between the fore- and hind limbs for gliding
cause someone to be knocked violently off balance or to the ground
a US or British military decoration for heroism or distinguished achievement while on aerial duty
navigation of an aircraft by the observation of landmarks
a short jacket, typically leather, tightly gathered at the waist and cuffs by elasticated bands and having a zip front
a short jacket, typically leather, tightly gathered at the waist and cuffs by elasticated bands and having a zip front
an open deck above the main bridge of a vessel such as a yacht or cabin cruiser, typically equipped with duplicate controls
an open deck above the main bridge of a vessel such as a yacht or cabin cruiser, typically equipped with duplicate controls