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  • wind deflector — an accessory that can be fitted to parts of a vehicle that are often open when driving, such as windows and sunroofs, to prevent the driver and passengers being buffeted by wind as well as reducing noise and keeping out flying debris
  • wind indicator — a large weather vane used at airports to indicate wind direction.
  • window cleaner — someone that cleans windows for a living
  • windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
  • windsor rocker — a Windsor chair on rockers
  • wine-producing — of or relating to a place where wine is produced
  • wing commander — British. an officer in the Royal Air Force equivalent in rank to a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force.
  • wire recording — a recording made on a wire recorder.
  • world champion — someone who has won a competition open to people throughout the whole world
  • xenodiagnostic — of or relating to xenodiagnosis
  • yoda condition — (programming)   The programming practise of using if (constant == variable) e.g. if (4 == foo) instead of the more natural if (variable == constant) It is named after the Star Wars character Yoda who says things like "Strong is Vader". It may have been invented as a way to prevent coding errors like if (count = 5) (accidentally using a single "=" (assignment) instead of a double "==" (comparison)). The above is syntactically valid whereas the Yoda equivalent would give a compile-time error.
  • zinc phosphide — a dark-gray, gritty, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, Zn 3 P 2 , used chiefly as a rodenticide.
  • zona pellucida — the transparent, noncellular layer surrounding the ovum of mammals, often having radial striations.
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