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Meaning:
Noun:
- aeronautics Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded.
- An action that is intended to cause or actually causes delay.
- A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
- countable A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- countable A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage.
- countable A small open-fronted shop.
- paganism An altar used in Heathenry, normally for indoor use as opposed to the more substantial outdoor harrow.
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Verb:
- intransitive aeronautics To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift.
- intransitive To come to a standstill.
- intransitive To employ delaying tactics
- transitive To employ delaying tactics against
- transitive To put (an animal etc) in a stall.
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