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91Naval mine — Polish wz. 08/39 contact mine. The protuberances around the top of the mine, called Hertz horns, are part of the detonation mechanism …
92Dubai — This article is about the city and emirate. For other uses, see Dubai (disambiguation). Dubai إمارة دبيّ   Emirate   Emirate of Dubai …
93North Pacific Right Whale — Taxobox name = North Pacific Right WhaleMSW3 Cetacea | id = 14300009] status = EN status system = iucn3.1 status ref =IUCN2008|assessors=Reilly, S.B., Bannister, J.L., Best, P.B., Brown, M., Brownell Jr., R.L., Butterworth, D.S., Clapham, P.J.,… …
94Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station — Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant in 1998, at the time it was owned operated by GPU …
95astronomy — /euh stron euh mee/, n. the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth s atmosphere. [1175 1225; ME astronomie ( < AF) < L astronomia < Gk. See ASTRO , NOMY] * * * I Science dealing with the origin, evolution, composition,… …
96soil mechanics — the branch of civil engineering that deals with the mechanical behavior of soil and similar materials when they are compressed or sheared or when liquids flow through them. * * * Study of soils and their utilization, especially in planning… …
97supercomputer — /sooh peuhr keuhm pyooh teuhr, sooh peuhr keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. a very fast, powerful mainframe computer, used in advanced military and scientific applications. [SUPER + COMPUTER] * * * Any of a class of extremely powerful digital computers. The …
98Tajikistan — /teuh jik euh stan , stahn , jee keuh /, n. Tadzhikistan. * * * Tajikistan Introduction Tajikistan Background: Tajikistan has experienced three changes in government and a five year civil war since it gained independence in 1991 from the USSR. A… …
99volcano — /vol kay noh/, n., pl. volcanoes, volcanos. 1. a vent in the earth s crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals. 2. a mountain or hill, usually having a cuplike crater at the summit,… …
100Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …
