| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-Fatah |
15 May Organization
|
| sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described |
address
|
| armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass |
aegis
,
breastplate
,
egis
|
| in front of |
ahead
,
before
|
| safety bag in the front of an automobile that inflate upon sudden impact |
air bag
|
| fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins |
Alectis ciliaris
,
thread-fish
,
threadfish
|
| sound produced by the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth |
alveolar
,
dental
|
| tooth situated at the front of the mouth |
anterior
,
front tooth
|
| front of something, relating to the |
anterior
,
frontal
|
| quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head |
anteriority
|
| rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis |
anti-sway bar
,
stabilizer bar
|
| traditional dress of Vietnamese women consisting of a tunic with long sleeves and panels front and back; the tunic is worn over trousers |
ao dai
|
| trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position |
approach trench
,
communication trench
|
| part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) |
apron
,
forestage
,
proscenium
|
| triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs |
area of cardiac dullness
|
| hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella |
articulatio genus
,
genu
,
human knee
,
knee
,
knee joint
|
| pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart |
auricula
,
auricular appendage
,
auricular appendix
|
| extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons |
Babinski
,
Babinski reflex
,
Babinski sign
|
| away from the front |
back
|
| side of an object that is opposite its front |
back end
,
backside
,
rear
|
