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  • 101Gliding — is a recreational activity and competitive sport in which pilots fly un powered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes. Properly, the term gliding refers to descending flight of a heavier than air craft, whereas soaring is the correct term to… …

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  • 102conveyor — /keuhn vay euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that conveys. 2. See conveyor belt. Also, conveyer. [1505 15; CONVEY + OR2] * * * ▪ mechanical device       any of various devices that provide mechanized movement of material, as in a factory; they are… …

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  • 103optics — /op tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision. [1605 15; < ML optica < Gk optiká, n. use of neut. pl. of OPTIKÓS; see OPTIC,&#8230; …

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  • 104tsunami — tsunamic /tsoo nah mik, nam ik/, adj. /tsoo nah mee/, n. an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption. Also called seismic sea wave. [1905 10; < Japn, equiv. to tsu harbor (earlier tu) + nami wave] * * * or&#8230; …

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  • 105United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with&#8230; …

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  • 106Sevilla — English Seville ancient Hispalis City (pop., 2001: city, 684,633; urban agglom., 1,180,197), capital of Andalusia autonomous community (comunidad autónoma), Spain. Located on the Guadalquivir River, it is Spain s leading inland port and fourth&#8230; …

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  • 107Biblical Geography —     Biblical Geography     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Biblical Geography     With the exception of the didactic literature, there is no book in the Bible which, to a greater or less extent, does not contain mention of, or allusions to, the&#8230; …

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  • 108Typhoon Megi (2010) — This article is about the 2010 typhoon. For other storms of the same name, see Typhoon Megi. Typhoon Megi (Juan) Typhoon (JMA) Category 5 super typhoon (SSHS) Typhoon Megi over the Philippines on October 18, 2010 …

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  • 109Atlanta metropolitan area — Metro Atlanta redirects here. For the transit agency, see Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Metro Atlanta Atlanta Sandy Springs Marietta, Georgia MSA &#160;&#160;CSA&#160;&#160; …

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  • 110horse — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, fine, good, great, lovely, magnificent ▪ He was mounted on the finest horse you could ever see. ▪ bay …

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