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11embankment — Synonyms and related words: L, abutment, anchorage, anchorage ground, anthill, arc boutant, arch dam, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, basin, beach, beam, bear trap dam, beaver dam, berm, berth, boom, branch, breakwater,… …
12conveyor — The mechanical or gravity operated belt or rollers for transferring mail between car or vehicle and platform, or from one location to another in a post office. (Also see gravity roller conveyor, loading conveyor, and surge conveyor) (Also… …
13D. B. Cooper — A 1972 F.B.I. composite drawing of D. B. Cooper Other names Dan Cooper Occupation Unknown Known for …
14Petrary — is a generic term for a medieval stone throwing siege engine (from the Latin petrus, stone), used to hurl large rocks against the walls of the besieged city, in an attempt to break down the wall and create an entry point. They were also used to… …
15Peak Forest Canal — Infobox Canal name = Peak Forest Canal caption = Horseboat Maria Descending Lock 9 on the Peak Forest Canal company = Peak Forest Canal Company engineer = Benjamin Outram a engineer = Thomas Brown date act = 1794 date const = 1794 date use =… …
16Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway — The Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway received the royal assent on 26 May 1826 as a horse drawn tramway to the Scotch gauge, of RailGauge|54, to link various coal mines to the south east of Edinburgh.Whishaw (1840).] Awdry (1990).] Due to the… …
17Trebuchet — Trébuchet Pour les articles homonymes, voir Trébuchet (homonymie). Engin de siège …
18Trébuchet — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Trébuchet (homonymie). Engin de siège Tré …
19L — Synonyms and related words: R, Sexagesima, acting area, addition, angle, annex, apex, apron, apron stage, backstage, band shell, bandstand, bend, bifurcation, bight, board, boxcar, boxcars, branch, bridge, cable railway, cant, chevron, cog… …
20branch — Synonyms and related words: L, V, adolescent stream, affiliate, affiliation, affluent, angle, angle off, apparentation, appendage, arm, arroyo, bayou, bear off, beck, bend, bifurcate, billabong, bine, biotype, birth, bisect, blood, bloodline,… …
