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121Zuckerhut (Berg) — Blick vom Corcovado auf den Zuckerhut und auf den Morro da Urca Der Zuckerhut (portugiesisch Pão de Açúcar; wörtlich „Brot aus Zucker“) ist ein 396 m hoher, steil aufragender Granitfelsen, der auf der Halbinsel Urca in der Guanabara Bucht liegt.… …
122dissipation trail — a clear rift left behind an aircraft flying through a thin cloud layer. Also called distrail. * * * …
123Venera — /veuh nair euh/; Russ. /vyi nye rddeuh/, n. one of a series of Soviet space probes that obtained scientific information about the atmosphere of Venus. [1961; < Russ Venéra VENUS ( < L Vener , s. of Venus)] * * * Any of a series of unmanned Soviet …
124whiteout — /hwuyt owt , wuyt /, n. 1. Meteorol. a. a condition, found in polar regions, in which uniform illumination from snow on the ground and from a low cloud layer makes features of the landscape indistinguishable. b. a condition of heavily falling or… …
125virga — noun /ˈvɜːɡə/ a) A type of note used in plainsong notation, having a tail. b) A streak of rain or snow that is dissipated in falling and does not reach the ground, commonly appearing descending from a cloud layer …
126Discoveries of extrasolar planets — See also: List of extrasolar planet firsts Number of extrasolar planet discoveries per year as of 10 July 2011, with colors indicating method of detection …
1271972 Lake Winnebago mid-air collision — Accident summary Date 29 June 1972 Type Mid air collision Site …
128ceiling — [ si:lɪŋ] noun 1》 the upper interior surface of a room. 2》 an upper limit set on prices, wages, etc. 3》 the maximum altitude that an aircraft can reach. ↘the altitude of the base of a cloud layer. 4》 the inside planking of a ship s bottom and …
