A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.
The business of providing insurance.
The car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance.
Any attempt to forestall an unfavorable event.
A bet made after the deal, which pays off if the dealer has blackjack.
An insurance policy
Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working.
A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.
A shot fired at a distant target.