[Fictionary] HELICE reminder

[J-J Cote]

 You've got until we set the clocks back (for those who celebrate) to get
your guesses in. I already have guesses from David, Ranjit, Eric, Joshua,
Jacob, and Pierre, so if you aren't any of those people, don't miss your
chance!

Jean-Joseph
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helice - n. - A dynamic shotgun discipline designed to mimic the erratic
flight of live birds. Instead of traditional clay targets, this sport uses
small plastic propellers which spin unpredictably when launched, creating
challenging and realistic shooting scenarios.

helice - n. - An appendage present on male Phthiraptera, which hooks onto
the fifth or sixth abdominal segment of the female during mating.

helice - n. - In cross-country skiing, a ski pole tip that is attached at
an angle of greater than 60° (permitted in Olympic but not FIS competition).

helice - n. - An error in simultaneous location and mapping in which part
of the trajectory is both displaced along and rotated around an axis.

helice - n. - A combustion turbine, forerunner of the modern jet engine,
used to blow-dry drenched sheep.

helice - n. - The tightly coiled crosier, also known as the "fiddlehead",
of a fern.

helice - n. - A string tied around one’s finger as a reminder  .

helice - n. - A female helix.

Plus: joke definition from David:
helice - n. - Ice that survives from Long Winter to Long Winter on
Helliconia.
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