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  • 1Chat (mining) — Chat is a term for fragments of siliceous rock, limestone, and dolomite waste rejected in the lead zinc milling operations that accompanied lead zinc mining in the first half of the 20th century. Historic lead and zinc mining in the Midwestern… …

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  • 2railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… …

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  • 3Pocket cruiser — A pocket cruiser, microcruiser, trailer sailer or pocket yacht is a small lightweight sailboat with a cabin, designed for recreational cruising. Pocket cruisers can be readily loaded on a trailer and towed by most passenger automobiles. Both… …

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  • 4régaler — 1. (ré ga lé) v. a. 1°   Donner un divertissement. •   Cet époux prétendu doit aujourd hui régaler sa maîtresse d une promenade sur mer, MOL. Festin, I, 2. •   Je la régalai d une sérénade, LESAGE Gil Blas, IX, 6. •   [Fouquet coupable] d avoir… …

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  • 5saut — [ so ] n. m. • salt 1080; lat. saltus 1 ♦ Mouvement ou ensemble de mouvements (flexions et extensions de certaines parties du corps) par lesquels un homme, un animal cesse de prendre appui sur le sol ou sur un support pour s élever, se projeter.… …

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  • 6Big Brother 3 (U.S.) — Big Brother  ◄ ►  Season 3 (2002) …

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  • 7Joseph Locke — Infobox Engineer image width = 150px caption = Joseph Locke name =Joseph Locke, railway engineer nationality = English birth date = 9 August 1805 birth place = Attercliffe, Yorkshire death date = Death date and age|1860|9|18|1805|8|9|df=y death… …

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  • 8Hindenburg disaster — Infobox Aircraft accident name = LZ 129 Hindenburg caption = Hindenburg a few seconds after catching fire. date = May 6, 1937 type = Airship fire site = Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Manchester Township, New Jersey coords =… …

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  • 9EB — Editorial Board (Community » Media) *** E Business (Academic & Science) *** Executive Board (Business » General) * Electronic Business (Business » General) * East Bay (Regional) * Electronics Boutique (Business » Firms) * Enforcement Bureau… …

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  • 10Champ volcanique — Volcan Le cratère fumant du Bromo (se …

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