Rapid+stream

  • 61Dunscore —    DUNSCORE, a parish, in the county of Dumfries, 9 miles (N. W.) from Dumfries; containing, with the village of Cottack, 1517 inhabitants. This place is not remarkable for any events of historical importance, but it was formerly the seat of some …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 62Loth —    LOTH, a parish, in the county of Sutherland, 11 miles (N. E. by N.) from Golspie; containing, with the villages of Helmsdale and Port Gower, 2526 inhabitants, of whom 1764 are in the rural districts. This place, the name of which is supposed… …

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  • 63Urray —    URRAY, a parish, partly in the county of Inverness, but chiefly in the Mainland district of the county of Ross and Cromarty, 5 miles (S. S. W.) from Dingwall; containing, with portions of the two late quoad sacra parishes of Carnoch or… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 64jet — jet1 noun 1》 a rapid stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small opening. 2》 a jet engine.     ↘an aircraft powered by jet engines. verb (jets, jetting, jetted) 1》 spurt out in a jet. 2》 travel by jet aircraft. Origin C16: from Fr. jeter to… …

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  • 65jet — Ⅰ. jet [1] ► NOUN 1) a rapid stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small opening. 2) an aircraft powered by jet engines. ► VERB (jetted, jetting) 1) spurt out in a jet. 2) …

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  • 66whitewater — Rapid Rap id, n. [Cf. F. rapide. See {Rapid}, a.] The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; sometimes called {whitewater}; usually used in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 67streaming — stream•ing [[t]ˈstri mɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of flowing 2) cbl rapid flowing of cytoplasm within a cell; cyclosis 3) cmp cmp a technology for transferring data so that it can be received and processed in a steady stream: live streaming… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 68river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …

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  • 69climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …

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  • 70Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry       The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …

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