Definitions:
prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding

the track or scent of a hunted animal.

a setback in an enterprise; a defeat.

metal hammered or rolled into a thin flexible sheet, used chiefly for covering or wrapping food

a person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another

a leaf-shaped curve formed by the cusping of an arch or circle.

a light, blunt-edged fencing sword with a button on its point.

each of the structures fitted to a hydrofoil's hull to lift it clear of the water at speed.