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1ground — [1] ► NOUN 1) the solid surface of the earth. 2) land of a specified kind: marshy ground. 3) an area of land or sea with a specified use: fishing grounds. 4) (grounds) an area of enclosed land surrounding a large house. 5) (grounds …
2Ground fighting — (in martial arts sometimes referred to as ground work or ground game ) is hand to hand combat which takes place while the combatants are on the ground, generally involving a degree of grappling. The term is commonly used in martial arts and… …
3work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ …
4ground — I. n. 1. Soil, earth, clod, turf, sod, loam, mould, surface of land. 2. Region, territory, country, land, domain. 3. Estate, acres, field, real property, landed estate. 4. Foundation, support, base, basis, ground work. 5. Motive, consideration,… …
5Ground Instructor — is a certificate issued in the United States by the Federal Aviation Administration; the rules for certification, and for certificate holders, are detailed in Subpart I of Part 61 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, which are part of Title 14 of …
6Ground sloth — Ground sloths Temporal range: Oligocene Holocene Harlan s Ground Sloth (Paramylodon harlani), a mylodontid Scientific classification …
7Ground glass joint — Ground glass joints are used in laboratories to quickly and easily fit leak tight apparatus together from commonly available parts. For example, a round bottom flask, Liebig condenser, and oil bubbler with ground glass joints may be rapidly… …
8ground — ground1 [ground] n. [ME grund < OE, ground, bottom, akin to Ger grund, ON grunnr: for IE base see GRIND] 1. a) Obs. the lowest part, base, or bottom of anything b) the bottom of a body of water 2. the surface of the earth, specif. the solid… …
9Ground support equipment — (GSE) is found at an airport, usually on the ramp, the servicing area by the terminal. This equipment is used to service the aircraft between flights. As its name implies, GSE is there to support the operations of aircraft on the ground. The… …
10Ground truth — is a term used in cartography, meteorology, analysis of aerial photographs, satellite imagery and a range of other remote sensing techniques in which data are gathered at a distance. Ground truth refers to information that is collected on… …
