Wondrous Words
"Cold gray clouds moved in and started to spit. Of course she didn't have a brolly. Planning ahead was not her forte."
chiefly British. : umbrella. See brolly defined for English-language learners.http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brolly
"Myrtle had told her that if she took any path, she would eventually come to a sign that showed.....to the farms at the bottom of the mountain that sent their fresh produce straight up on a flying fox;
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A flying fox is a common way to return participants to the ground at the end of a ropes adventure course. In past days in the Australian outback, flying foxes were occasionally used for delivering food, cigarettes or tools to people working on the other side of an obstacle such as a gully or river. Australian troops have used them to deliver food, mail and even ammunition to forward positions in several
conflicts.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_fox_%28cablecar%29
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