A knit fabric in which intermeshing loops are positioned in warp, or lengthwise, direction. The fabric has a flatter, closer, less elastic structure than most welt knits and is run-resistant.

(science fiction) A hypothetical figure describing a speed of one light-year per hour.

(aviation, historical) an early system for lateral (roll) control on a fixed-wing aircraft, involving the flexing of the wing to achieve movement.

plural of warp drive

(physics, science fiction) a technological device that warps spacetime to enable movement through space in a non-Newtonian manner

A bank of earth raised round a field to retain water let in for the purpose of enriching land.

Lace having a warp crossed by weft threads.

The roller on which the warp is wound in a loom.

A method of knitting in which the yarn zigzags along the length of the fabric, following adjacent columns ("wales") of knitting, rather than a single row ("course").

a type of wall obstacle in obstacle course racing with a curved bottom that is used as a ramp to run up, similar to a half-pipe or quarter-pipe, which then curves back over beyond vertical.