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; http://bermudaonion.wordpress.com 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_%