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defenestration

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14 lettersPronunciation /dɪˌfɛnɪˈstɹeɪʃ(ə)n/Part of speech nounSorted adeeefinnorsttStarts with DEnds with N0 clues
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  1. the act of throwing someone or something out of a window

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  • The "Defenestration" at Prague (A.D. 1618). [...] The imperial Austrian Councillors are thrown out of the window of the castle of Hradschin by the enraged Bohemian Deputies [...]
  • On September 11, 2001 when NYC's Twin Towers were impacted [...] some occupants trapped above the inferno facing certain death instead jumped from windows to their certain death (self defenestration).
  • Be that as it may, his defenestration was coldly abrupt, and in his place, the Football Association resurrected a veteran manager and former England star in Joe Mercer for seven games.

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