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• stall — stall1 stall like, adj. /stawl/, n. 1. a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal. 2. a stable or shed for horses or cattle. 3. a booth or stand in which merchandise is displayed for sale, or in which some business is… …   Universalium

• stall — ► NOUN 1) a stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market. 2) an individual compartment for an animal in a stable or cowshed, enclosed on three sides. 3) a stable or cowshed. 4) (also starting stall) a cage like compartment in… …   English terms dictionary

• stall bars — stall bars, a series of wooden bars, like the rungs of a ladder, held against a wall and used for exercises in gymnastics …   Useful english dictionary

• stall — I. /stɔl / (say stawl) noun 1. a compartment in a stable or shed, for the accommodation of one animal. 2. a stable or shed for horses or cattle. 3. a booth, bench, table, or stand on which merchandise is displayed or exposed for sale. 4. → carrel …  

• Stall horn — In aviation, a stall horn is an audible annunciator in the cockpit of an aircraft that warns the pilot when the angle of attack of the aircraft s wings approaches the critical threshold of an aerodynamic stall. Most stall horns are designed to… …   Wikipedia

• stall — noun 1》 a stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market. 2》 an individual compartment for an animal in a stable or cowshed, enclosed on three sides.     ↘a stable or cowshed.     ↘(also starting stall) a cage like compartment in… …   English new terms dictionary

• Market stall — For other uses of the term stall, see stall. Sponges are sold at this roadside stall near Akti Bay in the island of Kalymnos, Greece. A market stall is a typically immobile, temporary structure erected by merchants to display and shelter their… …   Wikipedia

• Book stall — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Post stall — is the state when the normal flight controls, like flaps, are no longer sufficient to maintain control of the aircraft. Post stall technology (PST) aims to bring the aircraft into control. PST is also used in defensive manoeuvers.ee also* thrust… …   Wikipedia

• Thumb stall — Thumb Thumb, n. [OE. thombe, thoumbe, [thorn]ume, AS. [thorn][=u]ma; akin to OFries. th[=u]ma, D. duim, G. daumen, OHG. d[=u]mo, Icel. [thorn]umall, Dan. tommelfinger, Sw. tumme, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell. [root]56. Cf. {Thimble}, {Tumid} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English