sael vihj noun 1. the act of saving property from destruction, esp. the rescue of a ship or its cargo from fire or shipwreck. The salvage of the leaking vessel seemed impossible….
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flyby
flai bai noun a flight over or close to a designated point, area, or target by an aircraft or spacecraft for the purpose of making aerial observations.
bumble
buhm bəl intransitive verb 1. to act or speak clumsily or blunderingly. He bumbled around the kitchen in the dark. She bumbled here and there during her speech. transitive verb to spoil…
carom
kae rəm intransitive verb to strike and rebound from another object or surface (usu. fol. by off). The baseball caromed off the wall.
bastion
baes chən noun 1. a pentagon-shaped portion of a rampart or fortification that projects outward. From the bastion of the castle, they could see the army advancing. 2. a fortified or well-protected…