control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically
flood control
Noun
(engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floods
front-porch campaigning
Noun
a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel
front-porch campaign
Noun
a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel
fund-raising campaign
Noun
a campaign to raise money for some cause
fund-raising drive
Noun
a campaign to raise money for some cause
field press censorship
Noun
security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces
fund-raising effort
Noun
a campaign to raise money for some cause
feminist movement
Noun
the movement aimed at equal rights for women
feminism
Noun
the movement aimed at equal rights for women
feminism
Noun
a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
freeze
Noun
fixing something at a particular level, such as prices or wages
freeze
Noun
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
freeze
Noun
weather cold enough to cause freezing
freeze
Noun
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
freeze
Verb
suddenly behave coldly and formally
freeze
Verb
anesthetize by cold
freeze
Verb
be cold
freeze
Verb
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
freeze
Verb
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
freeze
Verb
change to ice
freeze
Verb
cause to freeze
freeze
Verb
change from a liquid to a solid when cold
freeze
Verb
stop moving or become immobilized
freeze
Verb
be very cold, below the freezing point
full nelson
Noun
a wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling)
filing
Noun
preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.
filing
Noun
the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)
filing
Noun
the entering of a legal document into the public record
filing
Noun
a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file
fart
Noun
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
fart
Verb
expel intestinal gases through the anus
farting
Noun
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
flatus
Noun
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
facing
Noun
providing something with a surface of a different material
facing
Noun
a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
facing
Noun
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
facing
Noun
an ornamental coating to a building
feasting
Noun
eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
feeding
Noun
the act of consuming food
feeding
Noun
the act of supplying food and nourishment
facts of life
Noun
the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
fellatio
Noun
oral stimulation of the penis
fellation
Noun
oral stimulation of the penis
frottage
Noun
masturbation by rubbing against another person, as in a crowd