question_answer 1)

Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context. ducking back

• manoeuvres
• billowed
• swathe
• cairn of rocks
• careered down
• salt flats

Answer:

• ducking back: quickly going inside and then coming out
• manoeuvres: military exercises involving a large number of soldiers, ships, etc.
• billowed: filled with the air and swelled out
• swathe: literally: a long strip of land of something; contextually: a land stretched with snow
• cairn of rocks: a pile of stones that mark a special place such as the top of a mountain or a place where somebody is buried
• careered down: descending the slope
• salt flats: thatched roofed houses covered with snow