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  • 51slant — [[t]slɑ͟ːnt, slæ̱nt[/t]] slants, slanting, slanted 1) VERB Something that slants is sloping, rather than horizontal or vertical. [V adv/prep] The morning sun slanted through the glass roof... [V adv/prep] Battered pine floors slanted down to a… …

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  • 52slant — 1 verb (I) especially literary to slope or move in a sloping line: slanting handwriting | The sun s rays slanted through the trees. slantingly adverb 2 noun 1 a sloping position or angle: a steep slant | at/on a slant: Set the pole at a slant. 2… …

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  • 53slant — [[t]slænt, slɑnt[/t]] v. i. 1) cvb to veer or angle away from a given level or line, esp. from a horizontal; slope 2) to have or be influenced by a subjective point of view, personal feeling or inclination, etc. (usu. fol. by toward) 3) to cause… …

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  • 54Slant Four — for the similarly named (but unrelated) engine made by Triumph, see Triumph Slant 4 engine The Slant Four is a type of car engine manufactured by Vauxhall Motors and in modified form by Lotus Cars. Unveiled in 1966, it was one of the first… …

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  • 55Slant Six Games — Infobox Company company name = Slant Six Games company logo = type = Private foundation = 2005 location = Vancouver, British Columbia key people = Brian Thalken (Managing Director) Dan Mcbride (Director of Development) Pete Doidge Harrison… …

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  • 56Slant 6 Mind — Infobox Album | Name = Slant 6 Mind Type = Album Artist = Greg Brown Released = Oct 21, 1997 Recorded = Genre = Folk Length = 54:01 Label = Red House Records Producer = Bo Ramsey and Greg Brown Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic …

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  • 57Slant (ruta) — Esquema de una ruta slant . Una ruta slant es un patrón de fútbol americano, el cual es seguido por un receptor, donde el receptor corre hacia el campo contrario y hace un corte de aproximadamente 45º hacia el centro del campo de juego,… …

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  • 58slant — 1. noun /ˈslænt/ a) A slope or incline. The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level. b) A bias, tendency, or leaning; a perspective or …

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  • 59slant — /slænt / (say slant), /slant / (say slahnt) verb (i) 1. to slope; be directed or lie obliquely. –verb (t) 2. to slope; direct or turn so as to make (something) oblique. 3. a. to distort or give partisan emphasis to (a newspaper story, article,… …

  • 60Slant range — In telecommunication, slant range is the line of sight distance between two points which are not at the same level relative to a specific datum.An example of slant range is the distance to an airborne radar target, e.g., an aircraft flying at… …

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