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  • 111Air France Robbery (1967) — In 1967 mobster Henry Hill, aged 23, committed a US$420,000 burglary at the Air France air cargo terminal in New York City s JFK International Airport. The heist is memorable for its sheer audacity, and the unusualness of the target, particularly …

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  • 112Dry steam — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… …

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  • 113air-dried — adjective made dry by contact with unheated air • Similar to: ↑dry …

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  • 114Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory — Asteroids discovered: 58 8721 AMOS January 14, 1996 9651 Arii SooHoo January 7, 1996 10193 Nishimoto August 8, 1996 10863 Oye August 31, 1995 11104 Airion October 6, 1995 …

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  • 115air — 1. noun /ɛə,ɛɹ/ a) The atmospheric substance above the surface of the earth which animals breathe, formerly considered to be a single substance, one of the four basic elements of ancient philosophy and one of the five basic elements of Eastern… …

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  • 116dry land — N UNCOUNT: oft on N If you talk about dry land, you are referring to land, in contrast to the sea or the air. We were glad to be on dry land again …

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  • 117dry-pipe valve — noun also dry valve : a valve admitting water to a dry pipe sprinkler system upon the release of air pressure in the system …

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  • 118air raid — Synonyms and related words: air attack, air cover, air strike, air support, blitz, blitzkrieg, boarding, bombardment, bombing, cannonade, cover, dry run, escalade, fire raid, foray, incursion, inroad, invasion, irruption, lightning attack,… …

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  • 119air conditioned — ADJ If a room or vehicle is air conditioned, the air in it is kept cool and dry by means of a special machine. ...spacious air conditioned offices. (in BRIT, also use air conditioned) …

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  • 120air conditioning — N UNCOUNT: oft N n Air conditioning is a method of providing buildings and vehicles with cool dry air. (in BRIT, also use air conditioning) …

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