Engineering Glossary

noun a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area

verb to bombard someone or something with a concentrated artillery fire

• The military launched a barrage of missiles towards the enemy's position.
• The kids unleashed a barrage of water balloons during the summer party.
• The comedian's jokes were like a barrage of punches, hitting the audience one after another.
• The constant barrage of negative comments started to take a toll on her mental health.

noun a small arm of the sea, a lake, or a river

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• The inlet provides a safe harbor for boats during storms.
• Let's go fishing at the inlet this weekend.
• The party at the inlet was lit last night.
• His mind was like an inlet, constantly taking in new ideas and information.

noun the process of taking something in

• The doctor recommended reducing your daily intake of sugar.
• You should cut back on your intake of junk food.
• I need to watch my intake of carbs if I want to lose weight.
• Increasing your intake of knowledge will help you excel in your career.

noun the act of interfering or the process of being interfered with

verb to come in between or to get in the way of something

• The experiment results were affected by electromagnetic interference.
• The radio kept cutting out because of interference.
• Stop messing with my WiFi, you're causing interference.
• Don't let negative thoughts be an interference in achieving your goals.

noun a cleaning tool consisting of a long handle with bristles or a cloth used for removing dirt or debris

verb to clean or clear a space by using a broom or similar tool

preposition used to indicate the direction in which something is being cleaned or cleared

• The janitor used a broom to sweep out the debris from the hallway.
• I'll grab a mop and we can sweep out this spill together.
• Let's sweep out this mess before anyone sees it.
• She needed to sweep out the negative thoughts from her mind and focus on the positive.

verb to cause air to enter and circulate freely in a room or building

• It is important to properly ventilate a room to ensure good air circulation.
• Make sure to open the windows to ventilate the stuffy room.
• I need to air out my gym bag to ventilate the smell.
• She needed to ventilate her feelings about the situation before moving forward.

noun a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

article a particular item or object, typically one of a specified type

• The construction workers were abuilding a new office tower in the city.
• They're abuilding a new shopping mall down the street.
• I heard they're abuilding a cool new skate park in the neighborhood.
• Her ideas were abuilding in her mind, ready to be implemented in the project.