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41 double
double [dubl]1. adjective2. masculine nouna. ( = quantité) gagner le double (de qn) to earn twice as much (as sb)• le double dames/mixte the ladies'/mixed doublesd. [de dés, dominos] double3. adverb[payer, compter] double4. compounds* * *dubl
1.
adjectif [quantité, somme, dose, épaisseur, consonne] doubleà double effet — dual ou double action (épith)
mouchoirs double épaisseur — two-ply tissues GB ou Kleenex®
double nationalité — dual citizenship, dual nationality
2.
adverbe [compter, voir] double
3.
nom masculin1) ( deux fois plus) doublec'est le double de ce que j'ai payé! — that's double ou twice what I paid!
leur piscine fait le double de la nôtre — their swimming-pool is twice as big as ours ou is twice the size of ours
2) ( exemplaire supplémentaire) ( de document) copy; ( de personne) doubleprends ce livre, je l'ai en double — take this book, I've got two copies of it
* * *dubl1. adj1) (= deux fois plus grand) (bénéfices, surface) double2) (= comportant deux éléments) doubleà double tranchant — two-edged, double-edged
2. adv[calculer, prévoir] double3. nm1) (= 2 fois plus)le double (en quantité) — twice as much, double the amount, (en nombre) twice as many, double the number
le double de (en quantité) — twice as much as, double the amount of, (en nombre) twice as many as, double the number of
Il gagne le double. — He earns twice as much.
Il en est venu le double. — Twice as many came.
2) (= autre exemplaire) copyGarde cette photo, je l'ai en double. — Keep this photo, I've got a copy of it.
3) (= sosie) double4) TENNIS (= épreuve) doubles sg* * *A adj [quantité, somme, dose, épaisseur] double; [consonne, étoile] double; une double vodka a double vodka; mener une double vie to lead a double life; à double effet dual ou double action ( épith); évaluer le double effet de to evaluate the combined effect of; outil à double usage dual-purpose tool; voiture à double commande car with dual controls; cassette double durée double-play cassette; l'avantage est double the advantage is twofold; phrase à double sens sentence with a double meaning; rue à double sens two-way street; valise à double fond suitcase with a false bottom; mouchoirs double épaisseur two-ply tissues GB ou Kleenex®; double nationalité dual citizenship, dual nationality; avoir le don de double vue to have second sight; faire qch en double exemplaire to make a duplicate of sth, to do sth in duplicate.C nm1 ( deux fois plus) double; c'est le double de ce que j'ai payé! that's double ou twice what I paid!; il gagne le double de moi he earns twice as much as I do, he earns double what I do; je l'ai payé le double du prix normal I paid twice the usual price for it; 30 est le double de 15 30 is twice 15; leur piscine fait le double de la nôtre their swimming-pool is twice as big as ours ou is twice the size of ours; il a mis le double de temps pour rentrer he took twice as long ou double the time to come home;2 ( exemplaire supplémentaire) (de facture, document, contrat) copy; ( de personne) double; je lui ai donné un double des clés I gave him a spare set of keys; faire faire un double des clés to have a spare set of keys cut; prends ce livre, je l'ai en double take this book, I've got two copies of it; j'ai échangé les images que j'avais en double I swapped the pictures of which I had copies ou duplicates; c'était vraiment ton double! he/she really was your double!;3 Sport ( au tennis) doubles (pl); faire un double to play a doubles match; double dames ladies' doubles; double messieurs men's doubles; double mixte mixed doubles.[dubl] adjectif1. [deux fois plus grand - mesure, production] doublechambre/lit double double room/beddisquette double densité/double face double-density/double-sided disk2. [à deux éléments identiques] double3. [à éléments différents - avantage, objectif] double, twofold ; [ - fonction, personnalité, tarification] dualjouer ou mener (un) double jeu to play a double game————————[dubl] nom masculin1. [en quantité]six est le double de trois six is twice three ou two times threej'ai payé le double I paid double that price ou twice as muchje croyais que ça coûtait 300 euros — c'est plus du double I thought it was 300 euros — it's more than twice that ou double that pricetu as un double de la clé? have you got a spare ou duplicate key?4. SPORTdouble messieurs/dames/mixte men's/women's/mixed doubles————————[dubl] adverbe[voir] doubleà double sens locution adjectivaleà double sens locution adverbialeon peut prendre la remarque à double sens you can interpret ou take that remark two waysà double tranchant locution adjectivaleà double tour locution adverbiale————————en double locution adverbialeles draps sont pliés en double the sheets are folded double ou doubled over -
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43 haben;
hat, hatte, hat gehabtI v/t1. (Arbeit, Erfahrung, Geld, Zeit etc.) have (got); (besitzen) auch possess, own; haben wollen (wünschen) want (to have); (fordern) want, demand; die Erlaubnis / das Recht haben zu (+ Inf.) have permission / the right to (+ Inf.) woher hast du das? where did you get that (from)?; (Nachricht etc.) where did you hear that?; kann ich mal das Salz haben? umg. could I have the salt, please?; da hast du’s! umg. there you are; zu haben Ware: available; Haus: for sale; ist es noch zu haben? auch is it still going (Am. up for sale)?; sie ist noch zu haben umg., fig. she’s not spoken for, she’s (still) available, she’s (still) single; dafür bin ich nicht zu haben fig. you can count me out; generell: that’s not (really) my thing; für ein Bier bin ich immer zu haben fig. I’m always game for a beer; er hat schon viele Frauen gehabt umg., euph. he’s already had a lot of women; wer hat, der hat! umg., hum. oder iro. if you’ve got it, flaunt it; was man hat, das hat man a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush) Sprichw., possession is nine points ( oder tenths) of the law; er hat’s ja! umg. he can afford it; haste2. (Eigenschaft, Krankheit, Unfall, Zustand etc.) have (got); welche Farbe haben seine Augen? what colo(u)r are his eyes?; Glück / Pech haben be lucky / unlucky; einen Motorschaden haben have engine trouble; es im Hals haben umg. have a sore throat; er hat Geburtstag it’s his birthday; gestern hatten wir Regen we had rain yesterday, it rained here yesterday; hast du heute Dienst / Schule / frei? are you on duty / have you got school / are you off today?; Mathe haben wir bei Herrn Hanel Mr Hanel takes us for math(s), Am. We have math with Mr. Hanel; in der vierten Stunde haben wir Physik we’ve got physics (in the) fourth period ( oder lesson); in Erdkunde haben wir gerade China we’re doing China in geography at the moment; da hast du’s! (siehst du?) I told you so3. (fühlen): Angst / Durst etc. haben be afraid / thirsty etc.; Schmerzen haben be in pain, have a pain Sg.; was hast du denn? umg. what’s up ( oder wrong)?; hast du was? umg. is something the matter?4. (bestehen aus) comprise, be made up of, consist of; (wiegen) weigh; (messen) measure; der Fisch hat zwei Kilo / zwanzig Zentimeter the fish weighs two kilos / is 20 centimet|res (Am. -ers) long; ein Kilogramm hat tausend Gramm there are a thousand grams in a kilogram; der Verein hat 20 Mitglieder the club has 20 members; Deutschland hat 16 Bundesländer Germany is made up of 16 states5. Zeitangabe: wir haben ( jetzt) April / genau sechs Uhr / Montag, den 7.11. it’s April / six o’clock precisely / Monday 7 November (Am. November 7th); wie viel Uhr haben wir? what time is it?; in New York haben sie jetzt Nacht it’s nighttime in New York at the moment6. umg. als Brauch, Mode: das hat man jetzt so / wieder / nicht mehr Brauch: it’s what we do nowadays / we’ve gone back to doing it this way / we don’t do it like that any more; Mode: it’s the fashion / back in fashion / out of fashion now7. unpers., bes. südd., österr., schw.: es hat there is / are; wie viel Grad hat es ( draußen)? what’s the temperature (outside)?; dieses Jahr hat es wenig Pilze there aren’t very many mushrooms this year; was hat’s bei euch für Wetter? what sort of weather are you having?, what’s the weather like where you are?8. umg. (beendet, bekommen, gemacht etc. haben): hast du den Abwasch schon? have you finished washing up (yet)? (Am. finished the dishes [yet]?); hat man den Dieb schon? have they caught the thief yet?; hab ich dich endlich! (erwischt) got you!, gotcha! umg.; das werden wir gleich haben! no problem; bei Reparatur etc.: we’ll have that done ( oder fixed) in no time; ich hab’s bald (I’m) nearly finished; hast du’s bald? ungeduldig: how much longer are you going to take?; ich hab’s oder jetzt hab ich’s! (I’ve) got it!; hast du schon Nachricht von ihr? - Nein, hab ich nicht! have you heard from her yet? - No, I haven’t; was hast du in Mathe? Note: what did you get in math(s)?; dich hat’s wohl! oder hat’s dich jetzt ganz? (spinnst du?) you must be mad (Am. crazy)!, you’re off your head9. mit es und Adj.: du hast’s gut you’ve got it good umg., everything’s fine for you; ich hab’s eilig I’m in a hurry; schön habt ihr es hier it’s lovely for you here; jetzt haben wir’s nicht mehr weit not far to go now; sie will es so haben that’s the way she wants it; wie hätten Sie’s denn gern(e)? how would you like it?10. mit zu und Inf.: nichts / viel zu essen haben have nothing / a lot to eat; einen Brief zu schreiben haben have a letter to write; ich habe noch Geld von ihr zu bekommen I still have some money to come ( oder coming) from her, she still owes me some money; du hast hier / mir ( gar) nichts zu befehlen oder sagen / verbieten it’s not up to you to tell people / me what to do / what not to do; was hast du hier zu suchen? (verschwinde!) what are you doing here?11. mit Verben: wo hast du dein Auto ( stehen)? where did you leave your car?; einen Läufer vor dem Bett ( liegen) haben have a rug in front of the bed; etw. nicht haben können umg. (nicht ertragen, mögen) not be able to stand s.th.; das kann ich nicht haben! I can’t stand it; auf etwas Spezifisches reagierend: I’m not standing for that12. mit Präp.: eine Frau / einen Italiener als oder zum Chef haben have a woman / an Italian as one’s boss; ich habe an ihm einen Freund I have a friend in him; ich merke erst jetzt, was ich an ihr gehabt habe it’s only now that I can appreciate what I had in her (bzw. what an asset oder a treasure oder a wonderful woman she was); er hat etwas Überspanntes an sich there’s something eccentric about him; das haben Katzen so an sich that’s just the way cats are; was hat es damit auf sich? what’s it all about?, what does it mean?; es hat nichts auf sich ( damit) it’s nothing; bei sich haben (Geld, Ausweis etc.) have on ( oder with) one; (Person) have with one; es hat viel für sich there’s a lot to be said for it; was hast du gegen ihn? what have you got against him?; ich hab nichts gegen Raucher I have nothing against people who smoke; jetzt hätte ich nichts gegen ein Nickerchen I wouldn’t mind a little nap now; sie hatte alle gegen sich she had everyone against her; hinter sich (Dat) haben (etw.) have been through s.th.; (jemanden) have s.o. behind one; das hätten wir hinter uns well, that’s that; einen anstrengenden Tag hinter sich (Dat) haben have had a tiring day; die fünfzig hinter sich (Dat) haben be over 50, be the wrong side of 50; die Sache hat es in sich umg. it’s not easy, it’s a tough one; der Likör hat es in sich it’s a pretty strong liqueur; hat sie was mit ihm? umg. is there something going on between them?; hat er es schon mit ihr gehabt? umg. has he had it ( oder done it) with her?; ich hab’s nicht (so) mit ihr / mit Pizza umg. I don’t like ( oder get on [Am. along] with) her / I don’t go for ( oder I’m not into) pizza; die hat’s vielleicht mit i-r Ordnung! umg. she’s got a real thing about tidiness; damit hat es ( noch) Zeit oder keine Eile there’s (still) plenty of time for that, there’s no hurry for that (yet); unter sich (Dat) haben be in charge of; (befehligen) command; er hat viel von seinem Vater he takes after his father; er hat etwas von einem Versager etc. he’s a bit of a quitter; wenn du so viel arbeitest, haben wir gar nichts mehr von dir we’ll never see anything of you; wir haben nicht viel von unserem Urlaub gehabt we didn’t get much out of our holiday; was habe ich davon? umg. what do I get out of it?, what for?; das hast du jetzt davon! umg. see?; das hast du davon, wenn... umg. that’s what you get when... ( oder from [+ Ger.]); das haben wir noch vor uns that’s still to come, we’ve still got that to come; Sie wissen wohl nicht, wen Sie vor sich haben? you obviously don’t know who(m) you’re addressing; jemanden zum Feind / Freund haben have s.o. as an enemy / friend; Anschein, Auge 1, gehabt, gern etc.II v/i mit zu und Inf.: zu arbeiten / gehorchen etc. haben (müssen) have to work / obey etc.; ich hab zu tun I’ve got things to do; du hast gut lachen / reden you may well laugh / talkIII v/refl umg.: hab dich nicht so! don’t make such a fuss; (führ dich nicht so auf) don’t take (Am. carry) on like that; der hat sich vielleicht mit seinen Büchern! he makes such a fuss about his books!; und damit hat sich’s! and that’s that, and that’s final; es hat sich was damit it’s not that easy; hat sich was! some hope!IV Hilfsv. have; hast du ihn gesehen? have you seen him?; ich habe bis jetzt gelesen I have been reading up to now; er hat uns gestern besucht he visited us yesterday; du hättest es mir sagen sollen you should have told me; er hätte es machen können he could have done it -
44 Mackinaw Coating
A twill weave over-coating on the double cloth style. Each side is of different colour. The cloth is napped both sides and sometimes proofed. The warp is either all cotton or cotton and wool mixture with about 10 per cent to 15 per cent wool, generally dyed black. The weft is wool and one colour is used for each side. Many designs are plaid effects. One quality is made 72-in. (loom) 38 ends and 48 picks per inch, from two run woollen weft yarn and weighs 30-oz. per yard. -
45 weight
[weɪt]1. noun1) the amount which a person or thing weighs:وَزْنHe's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.
2) a piece of metal etc of a standard weight:قِطْعَة مَعدنِيَّه تُسْتَعْمَل للوزْنseven-pound weight.
3) a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport:وِحْدَة وزْن تُسْتَعْمَل في رَفْع الأثْقالHe lifts weights to develop his muscles.
4) burden; load:حِمْل، عِبءYou have taken a weight off my mind.
5) importance:أهَمِيَّه، شأْنHer opinion carries a lot of weight.
2. verb1) to attach, or add, a weight or weights to:يَزيد وَزْناThe plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.
2) to hold down by attaching weights:يُوازِن، يشُد إلى أسْفَل بإضافَةِ وَزْنThey weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.
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46 νικάω
νῑκάω, [dialect] Ion. [full] νικέω Democr.249, Herod.1.51, also GDI1413.16 (Aetol.), SIG265.4 (Delph., iv B.C.), v.l. in Apoc.2.7; [dialect] Aeol. [full] νίκημι Theoc.7.40, AP7.743 (Antip.); also in [tense] impf. νίκη cj. in Pi.N.5.5, cf. Theoc.6.46: [dialect] Ep. [tense] impf. [ per.] 1pl.Aνικάσκομεν Od.11.512
: [tense] fut. -ήσω, later- ήσομαι Hierocl.Facet.205
; [dialect] Dor. [ per.] 2sg. νικαξῇ v.l. in Theoc.21.32: [tense] pf. νενίκηκα, etc.: ([etym.] νίκη):I abs., conquer, prevail in battle, in the games, or in any contest, Il.3.439, etc.; ὁ νικήσας the conqueror, ib. 138, X.Smp.5.9, etc.; ὁ νικηθείς the conquered, Il.23.656, 663; ἐνίκησα καὶ δεύτερος καὶ τέταρτος ἐγενόμην I won the first prize [at Olympia], etc., Th.6.16, cf. Isoc.16.33: [tense] pres.freq. in sense, to be (or be proclaimed) conqueror, Pi.O.9.112, 13.30, cf. X.Cyr.8.2.27, An.2.1.1; νικᾶν πᾶσι τοῖς κριταῖς or ἑνὶ κριτῇ in their opinion, Ar.Av. 445, 447; πολὺ ν. win a decisive victory, Th.7.34, etc.;τὰ πάντα ν. X.An.
l.c.: freq. c. dat. modi, πυγμῇ in boxing, Il.23.669;ναυμαχίῃ Hdt.7.10
.β';ἵππῳ Id.6.122
; , etc.;ἵππῳ ἢ συνωρίδι ἢ ζεύγει Pl.Ap. 36d
;λαμπάδι And.4.42
, etc.: c. acc. cogn. in same sense, πάντα ἐνίκα he won all the bouts, Il.4.389, 5.807; τὰ κοῦφα, τὰ μείζοναν., E.Alc. 1029, 1031;τῶν παλαισμάτων ἓν ν. Pl.Phdr. 256b
;ἅρμα ν. Pi.I.4(3).25
;παγκράτιον Th.5.49
; ναυμαχίαν, μάχας, Id.7.66, Isoc.12.257, etc.: freq. ν. Ὀλύμπια to be conqueror in the Olympian games, Th.1.126;τὠλύμπια Timocl.8.17
;τὰ Παναθήναια Pl. Ion 530b
;ν. Ὀλυμπιάδα Hdt.9.33
(alsoν. Ὀλυμπίασιν Pl.Ap. 36d
;ἐν Πυθίοισι Pi.N.2.9
): c. dat. et acc.,τὰ Πύθια τῷ τεθρίππῳ ν. D.59.33
; πολλοὺς ἀγῶνας οὐ παγκρατίῳ μόνον, κτλ., Plu.2.811d; Ὀλυμπίασι παῖδας στάδιον ν. conquer in the boys' race in the stadium at Olympia, D.58.66: c. dupl. acc., Πύθια ν. ἄνδρας Diog.Cyn. ap. D.L.6.33: also in [dialect] Att. Inscrr. c. gen.,Λεωντὶς ἀνδρῶν ἐνίκα IG2.1291
, al.: generally c. acc. cogn., νίκην ν. win a victory, E.Supp. 1060, Pl.R. 465d, etc. (cf. infr. 11); also ν. τρίποδα win it, Simon.147.2 prevail, be superior, μύθοισιν, ἔγχεϊ, Il.18.252;δόλοισι Od.3.121
; κάλλει ἐνίκα (sc. κρητήρ) Il.23.742;πᾶσαν ἀρετὴν νενικηκώς Pl.Lg. 964c
: c. part.,εὐεργετῶν ν. X.Ages.9.7
.3 of opinions, etc., βουλὴ κακὴ νίκησεν the evil counsel prevailed, Od. 10.46;τὰ χερείονα νικᾷ Il.1.576
, Od.18.404;ἐνίκα ἡ γνώμη Hdt.5.36
, cf. Th.2.12, etc.;ἡ νικῶσα βουλή E.Med. 912
; ἐκ τῆς νικώσης [γνώμης] according to the prevailing opinion, vote of the majority, X.An.6.1.18, 6.2.12;ταῦτ' ἐνίκα S.Ant. 274
; is carried,Pl.
Lg. 801a;σὺν ψάφῳ τᾷ νικεούσᾳ SIG265.4
(Delph., iv B.C.): freq. of orators,νικᾷ.. ὁ κακὸς ἐν πλήθει λέγων E.Or. 944
;ν. γνώμῃσι Hdt.3.82
(so γνώμῃ, v.l. γνώμην, Id.1.61, cf.Ar.V. 594): freq. impers., ἐνίκα (sc. ἡ γνώμη) it was resolved, c. inf., ἐνίκα μὴ ἐκλιπεῖν τὴν πόλιν it was carried not.., Hdt.6.101; , etc.; ἐνίκησε.. λοιμὸν εἰρῆσθαι it was the prevailing opinion that.., Th.2.54; ἐν δημοκρατίᾳ νικᾷ ζῆν it is preferable.., Pl.Plt. 303b.4 c. inf., succeed in..,ἐνίκησε σκορπίσαι Psalm.Solom.4.13
.5 as law-term, ν. τὴν δίκην win one's cause, E.El. 955, cf. Ar.V. 581; simply ([place name] Gortyn), Arist.Ath.42.1, Rh.Al. 1433a6, PHal.1.58 (iii B.C.), etc.;νικήσεις ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε Ep.Rom.3.4
:—[voice] Pass., c. gen., (Crete, v B.C.); v. infr. 11.II c. acc., conquer, vanquish,Ἕκτορα Il.7.192
, etc.: freq. c. dat. modi,μάχῃ ν. Ἀχαιούς 16.79
;ἀγορῇ ν. υἷας Ἀχαιῶν 2.370
;πόδεσσι δὲ πάντας ἐνίκα 20.410
; ; πάντα ν. ἄνδρα.. κακοῖσιν surpass him in miseries, E.Hec. 659;ν. τινὰ ἔν τινι Pl.Smp. 213e
, etc.; μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον excels the whole account, S.OC 1224 (lyr.);νίκα ἐν τῷ ἀγαθῷ τὸ κακόν Ep.Rom.12.21
: c. acc. cogn.,μάχην ν. τινά Isoc. 8.58
, Aeschin.3.181, etc.:—[voice] Pass.,ἔστιν ἃ τῶν ἄθλων δὶς ἕκαστος ἐνικήθη X.HG4.5.2
: c. part.,ν. ἀλεξόμενός τινα Id.An.1.9.11
, etc.b as law-term (cf. 1.5),νίκης τήν μιν ἐγὼ νίκησα Od.11.545
:—[voice] Pass.,ἧ δέ κα νικαθῇ Leg.Gort.1.23
, al.; also of objects in dispute, damages, etc., recover, ib.1.28, al.:—[voice] Pass., to be assigned, adjudicated, ib.1.55.2 generally, overpower, esp. of passions, etc.,νόον νίκησε νεοίη Il.23.604
;μὴ φόβος σὲ νικάτω φρένας A.Eu.88
, cf. 133;[φύσις] νικᾷ τῷ ἥσσονι τὸ μεῖζον τῆς ἐλπίδος Democr.176
; βαρεῖαν ἡδονὴν νικᾶτέ με grievous is the pleasure ye win prevailing over me, S.OC 1204: c. inf., μηδ' ἡ βία σε.. νικησάτω τοσόνδε μισεῖν let not violence prevail on thee to.., Id.Aj. 1334: with gen. of comparison, νικᾷ γὰρ ἁρετή με τῆς ἔχθρας πολύ weighs with me more than enmity, from the compar. force in νικᾷ, ib. 1357 codd.3 [voice] Pass., to be vanquished, Hom. only in part. νικηθείς (v. supr. 1.1); νικᾶσθαι ὕπνῳ, κέρδεσιν, A.Ag. 291, 342; ; ; alsoὑπὸ τοῦ κακοῦ Th.2.51
;πρὸς ἱμέρου S.Fr.932.4
, etc.: sts. c. gen.,ἱμέρου νικώμενος A.Supp. 1005
;αὐτῆς <τε> τῆς δίκης.. αὐτοῦ τε τοῦ ἀληθοῦς νικᾶσθαι Antipho 5.87
: freq. of persons, νικᾶσθαί τινος, with gen. of comparison, to be inferior, yield to, S.Aj. 1353, E.Med. 315, Cyc. 454; ξείνων νενίκανται θύραι the doors give way to the guests, Pi.N.9.2;ἢν τοῦτο νικηθῇς ἐμοῦ Ar.Nu. 1087
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47 gewicht
♦voorbeelden:in alle maten en gewichten • in all shapes and sizesmaten en gewichten • weights and measureszaken van het grootste gewicht • matters of the utmost importancegewicht geven/bijzetten aan iets • lend weight to somethingweinig gewicht aan iets hechten • attach little importance tohet heeft een gewicht van twee kg • it weighs two kilogramsop zijn gewicht letten • watch one's weightbeneden/boven het gewicht • under weight, over weighteen persoon van gewicht • a person of consequence〈 figuurlijk〉 veel/weinig gewicht in de schaal leggen • carry much/little weight -
48 Pritchard, Thomas Farnolls
SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering[br]b. probably Shrewsbury, Englandd. 23 December 1777 Shrewsbury, England[br]English architect and builder renowned for designing the first cast-iron bridge in England.[br]In 1775 Pritchard designed the Ironbridge bridge, which was built over the River Severn by Abraham Darby of Coalbrookdale in 1777–9. It is constructed of five parallel arch ribs almost 200 ft (61 m) in length. The spandrels are filled by circles and ogee arch heads, while the roadway above is made from cast-iron plates 2½ in. (64 mm) thick. The bridge, which weighs 400 tons, was made in the Coalbrookdale foundry and took only three months to erect.DYBiographical history of technology > Pritchard, Thomas Farnolls
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Culver's menu — Culver s is renowned for offering a wide variety of made to order meal items and desserts. In consumer surveys, the Wisconsin based chain continually scores high marks for its widely varied menu choices.Fact|date=March 2008 Note: Menu varies… … Wikipedia
Natchez (boat) — The SS. Natchez in New Orleans Natchez has been the name of several steamboats, and four naval vessels, each named after the city of Natchez, Mississippi or the Natchez people. The current one has been in operation since 1975. The previous… … Wikipedia
Old English sheepdog — one of an English breed of large working dogs having a long, shaggy, gray or blue merle and white coat that hangs over the eyes, and a bobbed tail, originally developed to drive sheep and cattle. [1885 90] * * * Shaggy working dog developed in… … Universalium