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Fina term borrowed from chess strategy to describe a company involved in the politics of a takeover bid. There are three main types of knights. A white knight is a company that is friendly to the board of the company to be acquired. If the white knight gains control, it may retain the existing board of directors. A black knight is a former white knight that has disagreed with the board of the company to be acquired and has set up its own hostile bid. A gray knight is a white knight that does not have the confidence of the company to be acquired. -
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[naɪt]1. noun1) in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback:فارِسKing Arthur and his knights.
2) a man of rank, having the title "Sir":حامِل وِسام رُتْبَة فارِسSir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.
3) a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head.فَرَس في لُعْبَة الشَّطْرَنْج2. verbto make (a person) a knight:يَمْنَح لَقَب فارِسHe was knighted for his services to industry.
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فارِس \ horseman: a rider of horses. knight: (in the British Commonwealth) a man whose rank is shown by ‘Sir’ before his name: Sir Winston Churchill, (in the middle ages) a soldier of this rank, who fought on horseback. -
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6 „knight“ titulas
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7 Knight, John Peake
[br]b. 1828d. 1886[br]English railway engineer, inventor of the first road traffic lights in Britain.[br]Knight was initially employed as a clerk at the Midland Railway in Derby, and in 1846 he had a job in the audit office of the Brighton Railway. From 1854 to 1869 he was Superintendent of the South Eastern Railway and then became manager of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, a post he held until his death. During this period many improvements were put in hand, including the interlocking of signals, the block system, the incorporation of Westinghouse brakes (in 1878), Pullman cars (1877) and electric lighting.In 1868 it was decided to erect the first set of traffic lights in London in Bridge Street, New Palace Yard, Westminster, and the authorities naturally sought the advice of an engineer familiar with railway practice. Thus John Knight was called in, and red and green lights mounted on the ends of semaphore arms were duly installed. Unfortunately, a fault in the gas supply of this set of lights caused an explosion which killed a police constable.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsLieutenant-Colonel, Engineer and Railway Volunteer Staff Corps 1870–86. Associate, Institution of Civil Engineers 1872. Legion of Honour 1878.Further ReadingObituary, 1886, The Engineer 62.IMcN -
8 Knight, Margaret E.
[br]b. 1838 Maine, USAd. 1914 USA[br]American inventor.[br]Little is known of Knight's childhood, except that she was probably educated to high school level. She made her first invention at the age of 12, after seeing a woman cotton-mill worker injured when a dislodged shuttle fell on her. Knight set herself to design a mechanism that would shut down the machine if the thread broke and caused a shuttle to fly out. The device was widely used by cotton and woollen mills. Between that and her first patent in 1870, little is known of her activities; but she then embarked on a career of invention, achieving over 90 of them, earning herself the title "the female Edison ". Perhaps her most notable invention was a machine for making paper bags with square or satchel bottoms, which proved to be of great benefit to shoppers until the advent of the plastic bag. It won her little financial reward, but a decoration from Queen Victoria. Her other two main inventions related to the manufacture of shoes and, around 1902, to a rotary automobile engine. She worked for various companies, assigning to them her patent rights, so that at her death her estate was valued at less than $300.[br]Further ReadingA.Stanley, 1993, Mothers and Daughters of Invention, Meruchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press.LRD -
9 Knight Ascension
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10 Knight Ascension (Knight Online game expansion)
Abbreviation: KAУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Knight Ascension (Knight Online game expansion)
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11 Knight Takes Knight
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Knight Takes Knight
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12 Knight Alpha
Position ( job): KA -
13 Knight Automated Roving Robot
Engineering: KARRУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Knight Automated Roving Robot
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14 Knight Bachelor
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15 Knight Commander
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16 Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Abbreviation: K.C.M.G.Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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17 Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Abbreviation: K.C.B.Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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18 Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Abbreviation: KBEУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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19 Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Abbreviation: K.C.V.O.Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
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20 Knight In Transit
Position ( job): KIT
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Knight — Knight, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, AS. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knight — knight·age; knight; knight·ess; knight·ful·ly; knight·hood; knight·ia; knight·li·hood; knight·li·ness; knight·ling; rad·knight; rod·knight; knight·ly; Knight; … English syllables
Knight XV — на Викискладе … Википедия
knight|ly — «NYT lee», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. of or like a knight; brave, generous, and courteous; chivalrous: »knightly courage. SYNONYM(S): noble. 2. belonging to or appropriate to a knight: »a knightly sword, knightly deeds. 3. consisting or composed … Useful english dictionary
knight — ► NOUN 1) (in the Middle Ages) a man raised to honourable military rank after service as a page and squire. 2) (in the UK) a man awarded a non hereditary title by the sovereign and entitled to use ‘Sir’ in front of his name. 3) a chess piece,… … English terms dictionary
Knight — Knight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knighting}.] To dub or create (one) a knight; done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir . [1913 Webster] A soldier, by the honor … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knight — [nait] der; s, s <aus engl. knight »Ritter«, dies aus mittelengl. knight »Knabe« (verwandt mit dt. Knecht)> die nicht erbliche, unterste Stufe des engl. Adels … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
knight — [nīt] n. [ME kniht < OE cniht, boy, retainer, akin to Ger knecht, lad, servant < IE * gnegh : for base see KNEAD] 1. in the Middle Ages, a) a military servant of a king or other feudal superior; tenant holding land on condition that he… … English World dictionary
Knight [1] — Knight (engl., spr. nait, vom angelsächs. cniht, »Knecht«), in England soviel wie Ritter. Das Wort findet sich seit dem 10. Jahrh., nachdem sich aus der frühern Gefolgschaft der angelsächsischen Könige ein erblicher Stand von Grundbesitzern… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Knight — (engl., spr. neit, das deutsche Wort Knecht), Ritter; die unterste und älteste Stufe der persönlichen Ritterwürde, die des Knight bachelor (spr. bättschĕlĕr), ist seit 1660 bloßer Titel mit dem Prädikat »Sir« … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Knight [1] — Knight (engl., spr. Neiht), 1) der Knecht; 2) in England so v.w. Ritter, so K. Bachelours (spr. Neit Bätschelohrs), die unterste Stufe der versönlichen Ritterwürde; K. Bannerets (spr. Neit Bennerets), Bannerherr, eine Würde, welche eigentlich nur … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon