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Terminology of the Imperium
Ashieldwillpermitentryonlytoobjectsmovingatslowspeeds(dependingonsetting,thisspeedrangesfromsixtoninecentimeterspersecond)andcanbeshortedoutonlybyashire-sizedelectricfield.(SeeLasgun.)SHIELDWALL:amountainousgeographicfeatureinthenorthernreachesofArrakiswhichprotectsasmallareafromthefullforceoftheplanet’scoriolisstorms.
SHIGAWIRE:metallicextrusionofagroundvine(Narvinarviium)grownonlyonSalusaSecundusandIIIDeltaKaising.Itisnotedforextremetensilestrength.
SIETCH:Fremen:“Placeofassemblyintimeofdanger.”BecausetheFremenlivedsolonginperil,thetermcamebygeneralusagetodesignateanycavewarreninhabitedbyoneoftheirtribalcommunities.
SIHAYA:Fremen:thedesertspringtimewithreligiousovertonesimplyingthetimeoffruitfulnessand“theparadisetocome.”
SINK:ahabitablelowlandareaonArrakissurroundedbyhighgroundthatprotectsitfromtheprevailingstorms.
SINKCHART:mapoftheArrakissurfacelaidoutwithreferencetothemostreliableparacompassroutesbetweenplacesofrefuge.(SeeParacompass.)SIRAT:thepassageintheO.C.Biblethatdescribeshumanlifeasajourneyacrossanarrowbridge(theSirat)with“Paradiseonmyright,Hellonmyleft,andtheAngelofDeathbehind.”
SLIP-TIP:anythin,shortblade(oftenpoison-tipped)forleft-handuseinshieldfighting.
SNOOPER,POISON:radiationanalyzerwithintheolfactoryspectrumandkeyedtodetectpoisonoussubstances.
