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1abort — [[t]əbɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] aborts, aborting, aborted 1) VERB If an unborn baby is aborted, the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive. [FORMAL] [V n] Ruth Ellis gunned down the lover who walked out on her after she had aborted… …
2abort — verb 1) Syn: miscarry, have a miscarriage, terminate 2) the crew aborted the take off Syn: halt, stop, end, call off, abandon, discontinue, terminate, arrest; informal pull the plug on …
3Control-Feedback-Abort Loop — Too often systems fail, sometimes leading to significant loss of life, fortunes and confidence in the provider of a product or service. It was determined that a simple and useful tool was needed to help in the analysis of interactions of groups… …
4Space Shuttle abort modes — A Space Shuttle abort is an emergency procedure due to equipment failure on NASA s Space Shuttle, most commonly during ascent. A main engine failure is a typical abort scenario. There are fewer abort options during reentry and descent. For… …
5lay off — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abort, aestivate, belay, blueprint, boot, bounce, bound, break, breathe, bump, bust, call a strike, call it quits, can, cancel, cashier, cease, chart, circle in, circumscribe, close down, close shop, cut it… …
6Overseas National Airways — The original Overseas National Airways was an American airline, formed in June 1950 as a supplemental carrier. It ceased operations on September 14, 1978. A second related company, took the name in 1978, later renaming to National Airlines, going …
7Munich air disaster — This article is about the 1958 crash of the aircraft carrying the Manchester United football team. For the 1960 accident, see 1960 Munich Convair 340 crash. Munich air disaster An Airspeed Ambassador similar to the one involved in the crash …
8Rocket — This article is about vehicles powered by rocket engines. For other uses, see Rocket (disambiguation). A Soyuz U, at Baikonur Site 1/5 A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engi …
9Space Shuttle orbiter — The Discovery orbiter approaches the ISS on STS 121 Operator NASA Mission type Orbiter …
10Apollo Guidance Computer — and DSKY Invented by MIT Instrumentation Laboratory Manufacturer Raytheon Introduced August 1966 …
