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41lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) …
42Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly …
43Venus — /vee neuhs/, n., pl. Venuses for 2. 1. an ancient Italian goddess of gardens and spring, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty. 2. an exceptionally beautiful woman. 3. (sometimes l.c.) Archaeol. a statuette of… …
44Characters of The Order of the Stick — This is a list of characters from the webcomic The Order of the Stick (OOTS). It is a comedic webcomic that celebrates and satirizes tabletop role playing games and medieval fantasy through the ongoing tale of the eponymous fellowship of… …
45List of Torchwood items — This is a list of extraterrestrial, supernatural, otherworldly and futuristic items featured in the BBC science fiction drama Torchwood and its spin off media. 0 93 D glassesanchor|3 D glassesOriginally used by the Tenth Doctor in Doomsday to… …
46Israel — /iz ree euhl, ray /, n. 1. a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 5,534,672; 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Cap.: Jerusalem. 2. the people traditionally descended from Jacob; the Hebrew or Jewish people. 3 …
47Geology of the North Sea — Contents 1 Tectonic structure 2 Precambrian 3 Finnmarkian, Athollian, Caledonian Orogenies …
48Bassin aquitain — Avec environ 66 000 kilomètres carrés le Bassin aquitain, ou Bassin d Aquitaine, est après le Bassin parisien le deuxième plus grand bassin sédimentaire de la France dont il occupe une grande part du sud ouest. Le bassin est établi sur… …
49Precambrian time — Interval of geologic time from с 3. 8 billion years ago, the age of the oldest known rocks, to 544 million years ago, the beginning of the Cambrian Period. This interval represents more than 80% of the geologic record and thus provides important… …
50PYRÉNÉES — La chaîne des Pyrénées s’étend sur près de 450 km, du golfe de Gascogne au golfe du Lion; mais c’est de la basse Provence aux chaînons de la région espagnole de Santander que se développe l’édifice pyrénéen, au sens géologique du terme. Sur plus… …
