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jiujitsu
jiujitsu /dʒuːˈdʒɪtsuː/
noun
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A method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by clever use of the attacker's own weight and strength
(
jiujitsu
, jujitsu
, jujutsu
)
a method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by clever use of the attacker's own weight and strength
Stalinism
Stalinism /ˈstælɪˌnɪzəm/
noun
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A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution, laws or opposition etc.)
(
absolutism
, authoritarianism
, Caesarism
, despotism
, monocracy
, one-man rule
, shogunate
, Stalinism
, totalitarianism
, dictatorship
, tyranny
)
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution, laws or opposition etc.)
cottonwick
cottonwick /ˈkɑːtənwɪk/
noun
-
Of warm Atlantic waters
(
cottonwick
, Haemulon malanurum
)
of warm Atlantic waters
antipersonnel bomb
antipersonnel bomb /ˌæntiːˌpɜːrsəˈnɛl ˈbɒm/
noun
-
A bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles
(
anti-personnel bomb
, antipersonnel bomb
, daisy cutter
, fragmentation bomb
)
a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles
