striking
noun
- lifecycle event in which a vessel is officially removed from a navy's register of vessels
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/
adj
- Making a strong impression.
“He looked quite striking in his new suit and tie.”
“This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.”
- On strike, taking part in industrial action.
“a striking employee”
noun
- The act by which something strikes or is struck.
“We've observed plenty of strikings followed by lightings, so even if we should not say that the strikings cause the lightings, isn't it at least reasonable to predict, and to believe, that the next time we strike a match in similar conditions, it will be followed by a lighting?”
verb
- present participle and gerund of strike
“These included dildos, butt plugs and ball gags made from walrus tusks, canes and other striking implements created from reindeer antlers, and a line of fetish clothing made from the pelts of whatever animals happened to get in their way.”