Fetch

Science / Weather / Fetch: An area of the water surface over which waves are generated by a wind having a constant direction and speed. Also, it is the name given to the length of the fetch area, measured in the direction of the wind from which the seas are generated. One of the ingredients for lake effect snow is the fetch of the water over which cold air can gain moisture.
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Fetch Noun Synonyms: get, go after or for, bring (back), retrieve, deliver, obtain, carry or convey (back)
Fetch Verb Synonyms: reach, stretch, range, span, extent
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SuperFetch

Technology / Computers / SuperFetch: A memory management technology in Windows Vista that is designed to launch applications more quickly by getting the most out of the available RAM (random access memory). SuperFetch has the ability to MORE

Swell

Science / Geology / Swell: An oceanic water wave with a wavelength on the order of 30 meters or more and a height of perhaps 2 meters or less that may travel great distances from its source. MORE

Ullage

Technology / Rockets / Ullage: Unfilled volume of a propellant tank and rarely the unfilled volume in a solid motor. MORE