darting burst

  • 1darting speed — burst speed (the maximum speed a fish can maintain for a short period (5 10 seconds). Used in seizing prey or escaping a predator) …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 2burst speed — the maximum speed a fish can maintain for a short period (5 10 seconds). Used in seizing prey or escaping a predator. Also called darting speed …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 3flash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. flare, blaze; burst, streak; gleam, scintillate; retort. See light. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Sudden, brief light] Syn. glimmer, sparkle, glitter, glisten, scintillation, gleam, glance, beam,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 4blaze — n flare, flame, glare, glow (see under BLAZE vb) Analogous words: firing or fire, kindling, igniting or ignition (see corresponding verbs at LIGHT): effulgence, refulgence, radiance, brilliance or brilliancy (see corresponding adjectives at… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5Top Hat — For the item of clothing, see top hat. For the fictional TUGS character, see Top Hat (TUGS). Infobox Film name = Top Hat caption = director = Mark Sandrich producer = Pandro S. Berman writer = Allan Scott Dwight Taylor starring = Fred Astaire… …

    Wikipedia

  • 6shoot — Synonyms and related words: Photostat, X ray, Xerox, ache, acute pain, agonize, ail, aim at, altitude peak, anguish, annihilate, assassinate, automatic control, backfire, barf, barrage, be bright, beacon, beam, beat, bedazzle, behead, bine, bite …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 7shoot — I. verb (shot; shooting) Etymology: Middle English sheten, shoten, shuten, from Old English scēotan; akin to Old Norse skjōta to shoot Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 8Wing Chun — A wing chun front kick (right) against a turning kick. This illustrates the principles of centerline and simultaneous attack and defence. Also known as Wing Tsun, Ving Tsun Focus Striking, Trapping …

    Wikipedia

  • 9Multiple-vehicle collision — Pileup redirects here. For other uses, see Pileup (disambiguation). A multi vehicle collision (colloquially known as a pile up) is a road traffic accident involving many vehicles. Generally occurring on high capacity and high speed routes such as …

    Wikipedia

  • 10Second Battle of Sirte — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Second Battle of Sirte caption=Italian battleship Littorio , Admiral Iachino s flag ship partof=the Mediterranean Theater of World War II date=22 March 1942 place=Gulf of Sirte, Mediterranean Sea result=British… …

    Wikipedia