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FOIL
Millions of passengers have had plans foiled or delayed. |
V. to prevent the success of.
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ABATING
Activity in the volcano at the heart of this increased early Saturday and showed no sign of abating. |
V. to reduce in amount, degree, and intensity.
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DRAG
In Iceland, winds dragged the ashes over new farmland, to the southwest of the glacier, causing farmers to scramble to secure their cattle and board up windows. |
V. to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail.
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GLACIER
In Iceland, winds dragged the ashes over new farmland, to the southwest of the glacier, causing farmers to scramble to secure their cattle and board up windows. |
N. an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly.
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SCRAMBLE
In Iceland, winds dragged the ashes over new farmland, to the southwest of the glacier, causing farmers to scramble to secure their cattle and board up windows. |
V. to move hastily and with urgency.
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CATTLE
In Iceland, winds dragged the ashes over new farmland, to the southwest of the glacier, causing farmers to scramble to secure their cattle and board up windows. |
N. bovine animals.
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INFERNO
"There are lightening flashes in it. It's a real inferno we're looking at." |
N. a place or region that resembles hell.
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DODGE
With the prospect of days under the cloud of ash, pilot and aviation officials sought to dodge the dangerous grit by adjusting altitude levels. |
V. to move quickly to avoid someone or something;to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy.
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PROSPECT
With the prospect of days under the cloud of ash, pilot and aviation officials sought to dodge the dangerous grit by adjusting altitude levels. |
N. the outlook for the future.
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GRIT
With the prospect of days under the cloud of ash, pilot and aviation officials sought to dodge the dangerous grit by adjusting altitude levels. |
N. a coarse-grained siliceous rock, usually with sharp, angular grains.
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ALTITUDE
With the prospect of days under the cloud of ash, pilot and aviation officials sought to dodge the dangerous grit by adjusting altitude levels. |
N. the height of anything above a given planetary reference plane.
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COMMERCE
Ash shuts more European nation's airspace, dragging international commerce down as a result. |
N. trade; business.
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