Events ("What?")

three-bagger

a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

 

pelota

a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket

 

convoy

a procession of land vehicles traveling together

 

least effort

the least effortful way to do something

 

snooker

a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball

 

disforestation

the removal of trees

 

nutation

uncontrolled nodding

 

cracking

the act of cracking something

 

skeet shooting

the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird

 

firewall

(colloquial) the application of maximum thrust

 

simulative electronic deception

actions to represent friendly notional or actual capabilities to mislead hostile forces

 

ludo

a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice

 

boat racing

the sport of racing boats

 

transference

the act of transfering something from one form to another

 

sounding

the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)

 

entering

a movement into or inward

 

rollerblading

skating using Rollerblades

 

bailiffship

the office of bailiff

 

coercion

using force to cause something to occur

 

round-the-clock patrol

a continuous nonstop patrol