To: jay1949
de·fen·es·trate (dē-fěn'ĭ-strāt') Pronunciation Key tr.v. de·fen·es·trat·ed, de·fen·es·trat·ing, de·fen·es·trates To throw out of a window. see pwned; see pirate failblog [Back-formation from defenestration.]
9 posted on
04/08/2009 10:06:03 AM PDT by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitur)
To: Blueflag
You are correct - - I thought it read better than “deportholed,” and wanted to convey the sense of being thrown from a height. Forgive the artistic license.
18 posted on
04/08/2009 10:09:57 AM PDT by
jay1949
(Work is the curse of the blogging class)
To: Blueflag
As in the fameous “Defenestration of Prague” in the 16th century. But to the main point, this is a moment about which every America not only can be proud, but must be proud. Memories of Stephen Decatur and the USS Intrepid.
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