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cover
1. woods or bushes providing shelter or a habitat for wild creatures
2. 
a. a blanket used on a bed for warmth
b. another word for bedspread
3. Philately
a. an entire envelope that has been postmarked
b. on cover (of a postage stamp) kept in this form by collectors
4. Pop music a version by a different artist of a previously recorded musical item
5. Cricket
a. the area more or less at right angles to the pitch on the off side and usually about halfway to the boundary
b. (as modifier): a cover drive by a batsman
c. a fielder in such a position
6. Ecology the percentage of the ground surface covered by a given species of plant
7. break cover (esp of game animals) to come out from a shelter or hiding place

cover [′kəv·ər]
(mathematics)
An element,x, of a partially ordered set covers another elementyifxis greater thany, and the only elements that are both greater than or equal toyand less than or equal toxarexandythemselves.
(mining engineering)
The thickness of rock between the mine workings and the surface.


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To create effective mutual support in providing local protection, observation, and covering fire as well as to permit disengagement and movement, four vehicles became the minimum tactical grouping.
The significant drawback in the area of the Artillery fire in those years was that all the recommendations were largely designed for the Gun Battery-Gun Platoon level, whereas, for the Gun Battalion-Artillery Group level, they were limited to several sentences, with practically no recommendations given for the destruction of enemy batteries, or for covering fire.
Generally, insurers that write policies covering fire, theft, glass breakage, machinery breakdown, electronic equipment, motor damage or combined perils must include an "extraordinary event cover" for pool coverage.
 
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