(aerospace) A thin foil film attached to the outside of a spacecraft to reduce the impact of micrometeoroids.

To change one's opinion in a way that contradicts what one has previously held.

Alternative form of shift one's ground

Alternative form of windshield

An especially fine shirt worn at a wedding, by either bride or groom.

the person who leads a shift (at a job)

(historical) A Korean armored warship with iron spikes on its deck, chiefly known for being used in the Imjin War (1592—1598) against the Japanese by Admiral Yi Sun-sin.

(historical) A ship belonging to the East Indies, and trading from port to port in that country.

A person's perceived skill or competence is determined by their most recent success or failure.

A leader is ultimately responsible for the penalities of a catastrophe, even they result from external causes or the misactions of others under his purview.