withstood

(1810)

   A hilly area near the village of Torres Vedras, north of Lisbon, is the site where Portuguese and English forces of the Duke of Wellington withstood repeated French attacks under Andre Masséna from 9 October to 14 November 1810. Blocking the way to Lisbon, Wellington's defensive preparations were successful, based as they were on successful British and Portuguese liaison and shared fighting spirit. After his failure before the Lines of Torres Vedras and British and Portuguese fortified works, Masséna hesitated and sent to Napoleon for instructions.

   The French commander, however, was greatly weakened due to food shortages and to the fact that the supply lines with Spain were now cut. Therefore, before Napoleon could answer his messages, Mas-séna was forced to begin his withdrawal to Spain. Masséna withdrew from Portugal in April 1811 and, with the abandonment of a French garrison at Almeida on the frontier, France's occupation of Portugal was at an end. The remainder of the Peninsular Wars then moved to Spain.

withstand [wɪð'stænd] (pt & pp withstood [-'stʊd])

transitive verb

(heat, punishment) résister à;

∎ to withstand the test of time résister à l'épreuve du temps

SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering, Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering, Steam and internal combustion engines

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As a boy, Smeaton showed mechanical ability, making for himself a number of tools and models. This practical skill was backed by a sound education, probably at Leeds Grammar School. At the age of 16 he entered his father's office; he seemed set to follow his father's profession in the law. In 1742 he went to London to continue his legal studies, but he preferred instead, with his father's reluctant permission, to set up as a scientific instrument maker and dealer and opened a shop of his own in 1748. About this time he began attending meetings of the Royal Society and presented several papers on instruments and mechanical subjects, being elected a Fellow in 1753. His interests were turning towards engineering but were informed by scientific principles grounded in careful and accurate observation.

In 1755 the second Eddystone lighthouse, on a reef some 14 miles (23 km) off the English coast at Plymouth, was destroyed by fire. The President of the Royal Society was consulted as to a suitable engineer to undertake the task of constructing a new one, and he unhesitatingly suggested Smeaton. Work began in 1756 and was completed in three years to produce the first great wave-swept stone lighthouse. It was constructed of Portland stone blocks, shaped and pegged both together and to the base rock, and bonded by hydraulic cement, scientifically developed by Smeaton. It withstood the storms of the English Channel for over a century, but by 1876 erosion of the rock had weakened the structure and a replacement had to be built. The upper portion of Smeaton's lighthouse was re-erected on a suitable base on Plymouth Hoe, leaving the original base portion on the reef as a memorial to the engineer.

The Eddystone lighthouse made Smeaton's reputation and from then on he was constantly in demand as a consultant in all kinds of engineering projects. He carried out a number himself, notably the 38 mile (61 km) long Forth and Clyde canal with thirty-nine locks, begun in 1768 but for financial reasons not completed until 1790. In 1774 he took charge of the Ramsgate Harbour works.

On the mechanical side, Smeaton undertook a systematic study of water-and windmills, to determine the design and construction to achieve the greatest power output. This work issued forth as the paper "An experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of water and wind to turn mills" and exerted a considerable influence on mill design during the early part of the Industrial Revolution. Between 1753 and 1790 Smeaton constructed no fewer than forty-four mills.

Meanwhile, in 1756 he had returned to Austhorpe, which continued to be his home base for the rest of his life. In 1767, as a result of the disappointing performance of an engine he had been involved with at New River Head, Islington, London, Smeaton began his important study of the steam-engine. Smeaton was the first to apply scientific principles to the steam-engine and achieved the most notable improvements in its efficiency since its invention by Newcomen, until its radical overhaul by James Watt. To compare the performance of engines quantitatively, he introduced the concept of "duty", i.e. the weight of water that could be raised 1 ft (30 cm) while burning one bushel (84 lb or 38 kg) of coal. The first engine to embody his improvements was erected at Long Benton colliery in Northumberland in 1772, with a duty of 9.45 million pounds, compared to the best figure obtained previously of 7.44 million pounds. One source of heat loss he attributed to inaccurate boring of the cylinder, which he was able to improve through his close association with Carron Ironworks near Falkirk, Scotland.

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accord with соответствовать accordant with согласный accordant with соответственный according with в соответствии с according with согласно with prep указывает на предмет действия или орудие, с помощью которого совершается действие; передается тв. падежом: to adorn with flowers украшать цветами affiliate with присоединяться associate with общаться away with him! вон его!; to be (или to get) with it разг. идти в ногу с модой bank with вести дела с банком bank with держать деньги в банке bank with класть деньги в банк to be honest with oneself быть честным перед самим собой; be patient with them проявите терпение по отношению к ним to be honest with oneself быть честным перед самим собой; be patient with them проявите терпение по отношению к ним away with him! вон его!; to be (или to get) with it разг. идти в ногу с модой burdened with обремененный communicate with общаться communicate with поддерживать связь compete with конкурировать compete with соревноваться compliance with согласие comply with исполнять comply with повиноваться comply with подчиняться comply with удовлетворять confer with советоваться contract with заключать контракт with a pencil карандашом; to cut with a knife резать ножом deal with быть клиентом deal with вести процесс deal with заниматься deal with иметь дело deal with иметь дело с deal with обращаться с deal with справляться с deal with сталкиваться с with prep указывает на причину от, из-за; to die with pneumonia умереть от воспаления легких familiar with знающий familiar with осведомленный familiar with хорошо знакомый group with сочетаться to mix with the crowd смешаться с толпой; to grow wiser with age становиться умнее с годами he came with his brother он пришел вместе с братом; to deal (with smb.) иметь дело (с кем-л.) her flat was gay with flowers цветы оживляли ее квартиру I am entirely with you in this в этом вопросе я с вами полностью согласен; to rise with the sun вставать на зорьке, вместе с солнцем it is holiday time with us у нас каникулы; things are different with me со мной дело обстоит иначе make acquainted with ознакомиться to mix with the crowd смешаться с толпой; to grow wiser with age становиться умнее с годами occupy oneself with заниматься pari passu with наравне с rank alongside with быть в одной категории с rank with иметь то же значение, что и rank with относиться к определенной категории reckon with принимать во внимание reckon with считаться rest with возлагать ответственность sympathize with симпатизировать tamper with заниматься поверхностно tamper with искажать tamper with оказывать тайное давление tamper with подделывать tamper with подкупать tamper with портить tamper with фальсифицировать it is holiday time with us у нас каникулы; things are different with me со мной дело обстоит иначе with pref прибавляется к глаголам со значением назад; to withdraw отдергивать with prep несмотря на; with all his gifts he failed несмотря на все свои таланты, он не имел успеха; with child беременная with pref прибавляется к глаголам со значением против; to withstand противостоять, сопротивляться with prep указывает на лицо, по отношению к которому совершается действие у, касательно, с(о) with prep указывает на обстоятельства, сопутствующие действию: with care с осторожностью; with thanks с благодарностью with prep указывает на предмет действия или орудие, с помощью которого совершается действие; передается тв. падежом: to adorn with flowers украшать цветами with prep указывает на причину от, из-за; to die with pneumonia умереть от воспаления легких with prep указывает на связь, совместность, согласованность во взглядах, пропорциональность with prep указывает на наличие (чего-л.), характерный признак: with no hat on без шляпы; with blue eyes с голубыми глазами with a pencil карандашом; to cut with a knife резать ножом with prep несмотря на; with all his gifts he failed несмотря на все свои таланты, он не имел успеха; with child беременная with prep указывает на наличие (чего-л.), характерный признак: with no hat on без шляпы; with blue eyes с голубыми глазами with prep указывает на обстоятельства, сопутствующие действию: with care с осторожностью; with thanks с благодарностью with prep несмотря на; with all his gifts he failed несмотря на все свои таланты, он не имел успеха; with child беременная with prep указывает на наличие (чего-л.), характерный признак: with no hat on без шляпы; with blue eyes с голубыми глазами with or without с содержанием или без with prep указывает на обстоятельства, сопутствующие действию: with care с осторожностью; with thanks с благодарностью with pref прибавляется к глаголам со значением назад; to withdraw отдергивать withdraw: withdraw аннулировать with брать назад; withdraw! возьмите назад свои слова!; to withdraw a privilege лишать привилегии with брать назад; withdraw! возьмите назад свои слова!; to withdraw a privilege лишать привилегии with брать назад with выходить из состава with забирать; отзывать; отводить (войска); to withdraw a boy from school взять мальчика из школы with извлекать; to withdraw a cigarette out of one's case извлечь сигарету из портсигара with изымать (монету из обращения) with изымать with (withdrew; withdrawn) отдергивать; to withdraw one's hand отдернуть руку with отзывать with отказываться with отменять with прекращать with снимать со счета with уходить, удаляться, ретироваться with pref прибавляется к глаголам со значением против; to withstand противостоять, сопротивляться withstand: withstand (withstood) противостоять, выдержать with (обыкн. поэт.) сопротивляться

kkt. (withstood) menahan, bertahan (terhadap) (an assault, advances, pain).