a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base | a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over |
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) | a small military force that serves as a first line of defense; if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces |
physical energy or intensity | |
a powerful effect or influence | |
(of a law) having legal validity | |
group of people willing to obey orders | |
a unit that is part of some military service | |
a group of people having the power of effective action | |
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority | |
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity | |