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31Coronal hole — Coronal holes are areas where the Sun s corona is darker, colder, and has lower density plasma than average. These were found when X ray telescopes in the Skylab mission were flown above the Earth s atmosphere to reveal the structure of the… …
32blow hole colostomy — an operation sometimes done for toxic megacolon in which the distended walls have become thin and fragile; it consists of creation of a colostomy of the transverse colon for decompression, and is usually accompanied by creation of a loop… …
33Arrow Loop — Narrow vertical slit cut into a wall through which arrows could be fired from inside, shielding the archer. Later, some arrow loops were modified to suit small cannon, usually by being widened at the bottom. This resulted in a key hole shape. See …
34loophole — loop·hole …
35loophole — loop|hole [ˈlu:phəul US houl] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: loop hole in a wall for shooting through (14 19 centuries) + hole] a small mistake in a law that makes it possible to avoid doing something that the law is supposed to make you do… …
36loophole — loop•hole [[t]ˈlupˌhoʊl[/t]] n. 1) for a narrow opening in the wall of a fortification for observation, the admission of light or air, or the discharge of weapons 2) any similar opening or aperture 3) a means of escape or evasion, esp. a means or …
37loophole — loop|hole [ lup,houl ] noun count something that has been left out of a law or legal document that people can use to avoid obeying it: He exploited a legal loophole in order to avoid paying child support. close a loophole in something (=correct… …
38Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland — The Twenty seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland provided that children born on the island of Ireland to parents who were both non nationals would no longer have a constitutional right to Irish citizenship. It was effected by the… …
39Pretext — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Ostensible motive, ground, or reason assigned. < N PARAG:Pretext >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pretext pretext pretense pretension plea| Sgm: N 1 allegation allegation advocation Sgm: N 1 ostensible motive ostensible motive… …
40vent — I. n. 1. Opening, hole, vent hole. 2. Spiracle, air tube, air pipe, blow hole. 3. (Ornith.) Anus. 4. (Arch.) Crenelle, loop hole. 5. Emission, passage, outlet, escape, effusion. 6 …
