(computing, telecommunications) A single metacharacter, usually a control code, which in a sequence of characters signifies that what is to follow takes an alternative interpretation. The term esca...

plural of clinking

In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin / In the upper parts; above. / Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.

(aviation) A runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.