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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Bird scarer — A traditional scarecrow. A bird scarer is any one of a number devices designed to scare birds, usually employed by farmers to dissuade birds from eating recently planted arable crops. They are also used on airfields to prevent birds accumulating… … Wikipedia
Bird control — is the generic name for methods to eliminate or deter pest birds from landing, roosting and nesting. Bird control is important because pest birds can create health related problems through their feces, including histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis,… … Wikipedia
Bird control spike — A bird control spike, also known as anti roosting spikescite web|url=http://www.picasuk.com/deterrents.htm|title=Deterents|publisher = PiCAS |accessdate=2006 02 23] or roost modification,cite web|url=http://www.deteragull.co.uk/about… … Wikipedia
scarer — noun an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds • Syn: ↑scarecrow, ↑straw man, ↑strawman, ↑bird scarer • Derivationally related forms: ↑scare • Hypernyms: ↑effigy, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Scarecrow — Scarecrows in a rice paddy in Japan For other uses, see Scarecrow (disambiguation). A scarecrow is, essentially, a decoy, though traditionally, a human figure (or mannequin) dressed in old clothes and placed in fields by farmers to discourage… … Wikipedia
straw man — noun 1. an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds • Syn: ↑scarecrow, ↑strawman, ↑bird scarer, ↑scarer • Derivationally related forms: ↑scare (for: ↑scarer) … Useful english dictionary
strawman — noun 1. an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds • Syn: ↑scarecrow, ↑straw man, ↑bird scarer, ↑scarer • Derivationally related forms: ↑scare (for: ↑scarer) … Useful english dictionary
Outline of birds — House Sparrow, Passer domesticus The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to birds: Birds (class Aves) – winged, bipedal, endothermic (warm blooded), egg laying, vertebrate animals. There are around 10,000 living… … Wikipedia
Foreign object damage — FOD to the compressor blades of a Honeywell LTS101 turboshaft engine on a Bell 222, caused by a small bolt that passed through the protective inlet screen … Wikipedia
Spud gun — For the child s toy which fires small pieces of potato, see spud gun (toy). A pneumatic potato cannon A potato cannon (also known as a spud gun or spudzooka ) is a pipe based cannon which uses air pressure (pneumatic), Propellant, or… … Wikipedia
