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  • 11skid — skid1 [skıd] v past tense and past participle skidded present participle skidding if a vehicle or a wheel on a vehicle skids, it suddenly slides sideways and you cannot control it ▪ The car skidded as she turned onto the highway. skid… …

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  • 12skid — [[t]skɪ̱d[/t]] skids, skidding, skidded 1) VERB If a vehicle skids, it slides sideways or forwards while moving, for example when you are trying to stop it suddenly on a wet road. The car pulled up too fast and skidded on the dusty shoulder of… …

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  • 13skid — I UK [skɪd] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms skid : present tense I/you/we/they skid he/she/it skids present participle skidding past tense skidded past participle skidded to slide across the ground in an uncontrolled way The van skidded to a… …

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  • 14skid — I. noun Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skīth stick of wood more at ski Date: circa 1610 1. one of a group of objects (as planks or logs) used to support or elevate a structure or object 2. a wooden fender hung over a …

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  • 15Southwest Airlines — This article is about the United States based airline. For the Japanese airline formerly named Southwest Air Lines, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. For the defunct Chinese airline, see China Southwest… …

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  • 16Evel Knievel — This article is about the stunt performer. For the wooden roller coaster by the same name, see Evel Knievel (roller coaster) Infobox Person name = Evel Knievel image size = caption = Evel Knievel in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida during the 1970s birth… …

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  • 17Lumberjack — A lumberjack or logger is a man who harvests lumber. The term lumberjack is somewhat archaic, having been mostly replaced by logger . When lumberjack is used, it usually refers to a logger from an earlier time before the advent of chainsaws,… …

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  • 18Skid row — A skid row or skid road is a run down or dilapidated urban area with a large population of impoverished abusers of alcohol and, often, other drugs. In a related expression, someone who is down and out is said to be on the skids . The term… …

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  • 19Fine Air — was an international cargo airline. It began in 1989 under the supervising eye of owner J. Frank Fine. When it was flying, Fine Air had various members of the Fine family work at different capabilities. Fine Air hubs were in Miami International… …

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  • 20Tupolev Tu-154 — infobox Aircraft name = Tu 154 caption = Aeroflot Tupolev Tu 154M type =Airliner national origin=Soviet Union manufacturer = Aviakor designer = first flight = 4 October 1968 introduced = 9 February 1972 produced = 1968 2006 status = In Service… …

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