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  • 21meander — I. n. 1. Labyrinth, maze, winding course, perplexity, intricacy. 2. Indirect course. II. v. n. Wind, be tortuous, run in a serpentine course, turn, flow round …

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  • 22Circuit — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Circuit >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 circuit circuit roundabout way digression detour circumbendibus ambages loop Sgm: N 1 winding winding &c.(circuition) 311 Sgm: N 1 zigzag zigzag …

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  • 23Solar sail — Solar sails (also called light sails or photon sails, especially when they use light sources other than the Sun) are a proposed form of spacecraft propulsion using large membrane mirrors. Radiation pressure is about 10 5 Pa at Earth s distance… …

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  • 24meander — me•an•der [[t]miˈæn dər[/t]] v. i. 1) to proceed by a winding or indirect course 2) to wander aimlessly; ramble 3) a winding path or course • Etymology: 1570–80; < L maeander < Gk maíandros a winding, generic use of Maíandros the Menderes… …

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  • 25Circumambage — Cir cum*am bage, n. [Pref. circum + ambage, obs. sing. of ambages.] A roundabout or indirect course; indirectness. [Obs.] S. Richardson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 26maunder, meander — Maunder means to talk in a meaningless, rambling, foolish way : The speaker maundered on and on for what seemed hours. Meander means to ramble, to wander aimlessly, to go by an indirect course : The stream meandered down the mountainside. It is… …

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  • 27indirection — in·di·rec·tion || ‚ɪndaɪ rekʃn n. indirect course, circuitous route, roundabout method; lack of direction; dishonesty, deceitfulness …

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  • 28indirections — in·di·rec·tion || ‚ɪndaɪ rekʃn n. indirect course, circuitous route, roundabout method; lack of direction; dishonesty, deceitfulness …

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  • 29by-path — n. 1. By way, side path. 2. Private way, secret path, devious way, indirect course, crooked means …

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  • 30meander — v 1. wind, zigzag, be circuitous, be roundabout, change direction; curve, bend, turn. 2. circumambulate, stroll, amble, Inf. mosey or mosey along; wander, ramble, rove, roam, drift; deviate, digress, stray, go off the track; peregrinate, tramp,… …

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