pursuit

  • 81pursuit —    Āha i ana …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 82Smooth pursuit — Pursuit movement is the ability of the eyes to smoothly follow a moving object. It is one of two ways that visual animals can voluntarily shift gaze, the other being saccadic eye movements. Pursuit differs from the vestibulo ocular reflex, which… …

    Wikipedia

  • 83Curve of pursuit — Pursuit Pur*suit , n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See {Pursue}, v. t.] 1. The act of following or going after; esp., a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 84hot pursuit — Pursuit commenced within the territory, internal waters, the archipelagic waters, the territorial sea, or territorial airspace of the pursuing state and continued without interruption beyond the territory, territorial sea, or airspace. Hot… …

    Military dictionary

  • 85pursuit plane — noun Date: circa 1918 a fighter plane especially of the period before World War II …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 86pursuit plane — Mil. (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft. [1915 20] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 87pursuit of honor — attempt to gain honor and respect in the eyes of others …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 88pursuit of happiness — As used in constitutional law, this right includes personal freedom, freedom of contract, exemption from oppression or invidious discrimination, the right to follow one s individual preference in the choice of an occupation and the application of …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 89pursuit of principal debtor — The taking of measures for the collection of a debt from the principal debtor before seeking payment by the guarantor. 24 Am J1st Guar § 108 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 90pursuit curve — noun : the interception curve made by an interceptor maintaining continuous fire on a moving airplane from a position to the rear and side compare lead collision course …

    Useful english dictionary