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drop 1. a steep or sheer incline or slope 2. Military the act of unloading troops, equipment, or supplies by parachute 3. Theatre See drop curtain 4. Nautical the midships height of a sail bent to a fixed yard 5. Austral Cricket slang a fall of the wicket 6. See drop shot drop [dräp] (fluid mechanics) The quantity of liquid that coalesces into a single globule; sizes vary according to physical conditions and the properties of the fluid itself. (hydrology) The difference in water-surface elevations that is measured up-and downstream from a narrowing in the stream. (metallurgy) A casting defect due to the falling of a portion of sand from an overhanging section of the mold. (mineralogy) A funnel-shaped downward intrusion of sedimentary rock into the roof of a coal seam. (plant pathology) A fungus disease of various vegetables caused bySclerotinia sclerotiorumand characterized by wilt and stem rot. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When van Roost dropped serve again to start the second set, she called for a trainer, who took her off the court to re-wrap her heavily bandaged abdomen. The pattern of his defeat became apparent as early as the third game of the match, when he double-faulted three times to offset a pair of aces and dropped serve on a fourth break point. |
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