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1. Stall
   In architecture, a stall is a small house, slight shed or a stable.
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2. Stall
   When the angle of attack of a wing becomes too high to sustain lift, the wing is said to be stalled
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3. stall
   [n] - a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge 2. [n] - a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed 3. [n] - a booth where articles are displayed for sale 4. [n] - a tactic used to ...
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4. stall
   In church architecture, an elevated seat in the choir or chancel of a cathedral or other church. It is wholly or partially enclosed by a high back and sides, and has projecting arms separating it...
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5. Stall
   The wing of an aeroplane is said to stall when the smooth flow over the top surface breaks down and degenerates into turbulence. Reverse flow may even be present. The lift of the wing then drops suddenly and with it controllability. A dive is necessary to pick up speed and restore the flow. Most win...
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6. stall
   ..now the usual designation of the reserved seats between the stage and the pit.. Category: General • a hydrofoil(rudder)or aerofoil(sail)stalls when flow is separated from the surface;lift decreases and drag increases sharply on account of the turbulence over the whole of the leeward or downstream side Category: General
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7. Stall
   Stall (stal) noun [ Middle English stal , Anglo-Saxon steall , stall , a place, seat, or station, a stable; akin to D. & Old High German stal , G. & Swedish stall , Icelandic stallr , Danish stald , ori...
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8. Stall
   Stall transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Stalled (stald); present participle & verbal noun Stalling .] [ Confer Swedish stalla , Danish stalde .] 1. To pu...
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9. Stall
   Stall intransitive verb [ Anglo-Saxon steallian to have room. See Stall , noun ] 1. To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell. [ Obsolete] « We could not stall together In the whole world.»...
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10. Stall
    Stall noun A covering or sheath, as of leather, horn, of iron, for a finger or thumb; a cot; as, a thumb stall ; a finger stall .
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11. stall
    1. To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox. 'Where King Latinus then his oxen stalled.' 'Dryden.' ... 2. To fatten; as, to stall cattle. ... 3. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install. ... 4. To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be...
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12. stall
    stalling noun a tactic used to mislead or delay
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13. stall
    noun a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; `the plane went into a stall and I couldn`t control it`
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14. stall
    noun a booth where articles are displayed for sale
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15. Stall
    • (n.) A covering or sheath, as of leather, horn, of iron, for a finger or thumb; a cot; as, a thumb stall; a finger stall. • (v. i.) A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale. • (v. i.) To be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast. • (v. i.) A ...
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16. stall
    (from the article `airplane`) ...propellers and canard surfaces were used on the Wright Flyer; these have now come back into vogue on a number of aircraft. Canards are forward ... ...a critical point, the angle of attack can become so great that the airflow is broken over the upper surface of the wing, and lift is lost while ... [2 r...
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17. stall
    (from the article `choir`) ...in the 10th century, it required more space for increased numbers of participants. At first the choir contained simple, unattached chairs, but by ...
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18. Stall
    A cow housing cubicle.
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19. Stall
    Stall is slang for to delay.
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20. Stall
    Stall is slang for to delay.
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21. Stall
    In reference to a wind turbine, a condition when the rotor stops turning.
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22. stall
    stall, small division of a larger space, sometimes partly partitioned. The term is used for a booth for display and selling at an exhibition, for a compartment in a stable or kennel, or, in England, for the forward seats in a theater orchestra. In a church or cathedral the stalls are the fixed seats...
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23. STALL
    (1) Sudden loss of lift when the angle of attack increases to a point where the flow of air breaks away from a wing or airfoil, causing it to drop. (2) A maneuver initiated by the steep raising of an aircraft's nose, resulting in a loss of velocity and an abrupt drop.
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24. Stall
    (flight) :For other uses, see stall. In fluid dynamics, a `stall` is a reduction in the lift coefficient generated by a foil (fluid mechanics) as angle of attack increases. This occurs when the critical angle of attack of the foil is exceeded. The critical angle of attack is typically ...
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25. Stall
    (enclosure) A `stall` is a small enclosure of some kind, usually less enclosed than a room. Market stall: A market stall is usually an immobile temporary structure erected by merchants to display and shelter their merchandise. Such stalls are easily erected or taken down to allow movement to ...
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