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91half-mile — /haf muyl , hahf /, n. 1. a half of a mile (0.8 kilometer). 2. a race of half a mile. adj. 3. measuring or running half a mile. [1595 1605] * * * …
92half-miler — /haf muy leuhr, hahf /, n. Informal. 1. a half mile race. 2. a runner who participates or specializes in such a race. [1930 35; HALF MILE + ER1] * * * …
93half-moon — /haf moohn , hahf /, n. 1. the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated. 2. the phase of the moon at this time. See diag. under moon. 3. something having the shape of a half moon or crescent. [1375 1425; late ME] * * * …
94halfmoon — /haf moohn , hahf /, n. an edible fish, Medialuna californiensis, found in southern California, having a slate gray body. [1490 1500; HALF + MOON] * * * ▪ fish (Medialuna californiensis), edible Pacific fish of the family Kyphosidae (order… …
95half-peck — /haf pek , hahf /, n. a unit of dry measure equal to 4 quarts (4.4 liters). [1745 55] * * * …
96half-pike — /haf puyk , hahf /, n. 1. spontoon. 2. a short pike formerly used by sailors boarding enemy vessels. [1590 1600] * * * …
97half-pipe — /haf puyp , hahf /, n. a half moon shaped chute or ramp used by snowboarders and skateboarders to provide a takeoff for a jump. Also, half pipe. * * * …
98half-plane — /haf playn , hahf /, n. Math. the part of the plane on one side of a straight line of infinite length in the plane. [1890 95] * * * …
99half-pound — /haf pownd , hahf /, n. a unit of weight equal to 8 ounces avoirdupois (0.227 kilogram) or 6 ounces troy or apothecaries weight (0.187 kilogram). [1545 55] * * * …
100half-quire — /haf kwieur , hahf /, n. 12 uniform sheets of paper. * * * …
