start the engine of (a vehicle) by bypassing the ignition system, typically in order to steal it
an electronically transmitted service providing up-to-the-minute news stories, financial market updates, and other information
draw out (metal) into wire by passing it through a series of holes of diminishing diameter in a steel plate
wire with clusters of short, sharp spikes set at intervals along it, used to make fences or in warfare as an obstruction
a metal wire or ribbon with sharp edges or studded with small sharp blades, used as a barrier
financial fraud involving the use of telecommunications or information technology
(of a missile) directed by means of electrical signals transmitted along fine connecting wires that uncoil during the missile’s flight
a news agency that supplies syndicated news by wire to newspapers, radio, and television stations
a semiautomatic and typically computer-regulated system for controlling the flight of an aircraft or spacecraft
a semiautomatic and normally computer-regulated system for controlling the engine, handling, suspension, and other functions of a motor vehicle
used to denote a situation whose outcome is not decided until the very last minute
a wire stretched close to the ground, working a trap, explosion, or alarm when disturbed and serving to detect or prevent people or animals entering an area
draw out (metal) into wire by passing it through a series of holes of diminishing diameter in a steel plate
an inclined cable or rope with a suspended harness, pulley, or handle, down which a person slides for amusement
draw out (metal) into wire by passing it through a series of holes of diminishing diameter in a steel plate
a skeletal three-dimensional model in which only lines and vertices are represented
a short wire used to complete an electric circuit or bypass a break in a circuit
the practice of connecting a listening device to a telephone line to secretly monitor a conversation