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  • 111Dash for Gas — The Dash for Gas was the significant shift by the newly privatized electric companies in the United Kingdom towards generation of electricity using natural gas during the 1990s. The key reasons for this shift were[1]: (a) political: the… …

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  • 112dash — I n. rush 1) to make a dash for (to make a dash for safety) 2) a frantic, mad dash II v. (P; intr.) when the rain started, we dashed for cover * * * [dæʃ] mad dash we dashed for cover (P; intr.) when the rain started a frantic [ rush ] to make a… …

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  • 113dash — Тире (Dash)     Одиночный разделительный знак препинания [точка, запятая, двоеточие, тире, многоточие и т.д.], употребляемый в русском языке как знак пропуска слов в предложении, при прямой речи, как условный знак замены повторяемых слов в идущих …

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  • 114dash — [dæʃ] verb I 1) to go somewhere in a hurry I dashed out into the street, still in my pyjamas.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to hit something violently, or to throw something violently against a surface Huge waves dashed against the side of the boat.[/ex] • dash… …

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  • 115Dash 80 — Boeing 367 80 Typ …

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  • 116Dash — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Pour une définition du mot « dash », voir l’article dash du Wiktionnaire.   …

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  • 117dash — v. & n. v. 1 intr. rush hastily or forcefully (dashed up the stairs). 2 tr. strike or fling with great force, esp. so as to shatter (dashed it to the ground; the cup was dashed from my hand). 3 tr. frustrate, daunt, dispirit (dashed their hopes) …

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  • 118Dash (dog) — Three dogs called Dash are: Dash (collie), a dog owned by Caroline Harrison Dash (spaniel), a dog owned by Queen Victoria Dash, the name given to the seven dogs of Sir Aurel Stein This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same… …

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  • 119dash-pot — dashpot dash pot , dash pot dash pot(d[a^]sh p[o^]t ), n. (Mach.) a mechanical damping device containing a piston that moves in a fluid filled chamber to serve as a pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a falling weight, as in the valve gear of a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 120dash — I. verb Etymology: Middle English dasshen, probably from Middle French dachier to impel forward Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to break by striking or knocking 2. to knock, hurl, or thrust violently 3. splash, spatter 4. a …

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