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  • 1Skew arch — A skew arch (also known as an oblique arch) is a method of construction that enables an arch bridge to span an obstacle at some angle other than a right angle. This results in the faces of the arch not being perpendicular to its abutments and its …

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  • 2bridge — bridge1 bridgeable, adj. bridgeless, adj. bridgelike, adj. /brij/, n., v., bridged, bridging, adj. n. 1. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 2. a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or… …

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  • 3Edinburgh —    EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …

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  • 4Tide (time) — A tide is an obsolete or archaic term for time, period or season, such as Yuletide, eventide, shrovetide, Eastertide, noontide, etc.The term tide has cognates in other Germanic languages, including Dutch ( tijd ) and German ( Zeit ). In German,… …

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  • 5Vigo — Para otros usos de este término, véase Vigo (desambiguación). Vigo Bandera …

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  • 6bay — bay1 /bay/, n. 1. a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf. 2. South Atlantic States. an arm of a swamp. 3. a recess of land, partly surrounded by hills. 4. an arm of a prairie or swamp,… …

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  • 7Sakhalin — Infobox Islands name = Sakhalin image caption = locator Location map|Russia|lat=51|long=143 map custom = yes native name = Сахалин native name link = Russian language location = Russian Far East, Pacific Ocean coordinates= 45°50 54°24 N… …

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  • 8Mainspring — For the 2007 novel by Jay Lake, see Mainspring (novel). An uncoiled modern watch mainspring …

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  • 9Rotary table — A rotary table is a precision work positioning device used in metalworking. It enables the operator to drill or cut work at exact intervals around a fixed (usually horizontal or vertical) axis. Some rotary tables allow the use of index plates for …

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  • 10St Martin's Church, Ashton upon Mersey — St Martin s Church, Ashton upon Mersey, from the southwest …

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