defensive maneuver
11Barrel roll — For other uses, see Barrel roll (disambiguation). Barrel roll A barrel roll is an aerial maneuver in which an airplane makes a complete rotation on its longitudinal axis while following a helical path, approximately maintaining its original… …
12Glossary of American football — The following terms are used in American football and Canadian football, but see also the glossary of Canadian football. Contents: 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V …
13Blitz (American football) — In American football or Canadian football, a blitz or red dog is a team defensive maneuver in which one or more linebackers or defensive backs, who normally remain on the defensive team s side of the line of scrimmage during a play, are instead… …
14Blitz — Blitz, German for lightning or very fast , may refer to:Armed Conflict*Blitzkrieg, the very fast executed war , a strategy of World War 2 Germany. *The Blitz, the German aerial attacks on Britain in WWII. The name Blitz was subsequently applied… …
15Gustav II Adolf — Latin Gustavus Adolphus born Dec. 9, 1594, Stockholm, Swed. died Nov. 6, 1632, Lützen, Saxony King of Sweden (1611–32) who made Sweden a major European power. The son of Charles IX, Gustav inherited his father s dynastic quarrels with Sigismund… …
16community ecology — Introduction study of the organization and functioning of communities (community), which are assemblages of interacting populations of the species living within a particular area or habitat. As populations of species interact with one …
17trap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English treppe & Anglo French trape (of Germanic origin); akin to Middle Dutch trappe trap, stair, Old English treppan to tread Date: before 12th century 1. a device for taking game or other animals;… …
18Urticating hair — Urticating hairs are one of the primary defense mechanisms used by some New World tarantulas and lepidopteran caterpillars. This term refers to the barbed hairs that cover the dorsal and posterior surface of the tarantula s abdomen or caterpillar …
19Defense in insects — Biston betularia: the melanic carbonaria (left) and the more common light colored typica (right) Insects have a wide variety of predators, including birds, reptiles, amphibians …
20corkscrew — i. The action or performance of an airplane following a flight path resembling a corkscrew, as in a spiral or a tailspin. Specifically, an evasive maneuver performed in an airplane in which the plane is made to turn sharply right and left,… …
