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61Point bar — A point bar is a depositional feature of streams. Point bars are found in abundance in mature or meandering streams. They are crescent shaped and located on the inside of a stream bend. Point bars are composed of sediment that is well sorted and… …
62Northern Basin and Range (ecoregion) — The Northern Basin and Range ecoregion is a Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. states of Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and California. It contains dissected lava plains, rolling… …
63furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for …
64pyramid — pyramidlike, adj. /pir euh mid/, n. 1. Archit. a. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. b. (in ancient Egypt and pre Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral… …
65Architecture and Civil Engineering — ▪ 2009 Introduction Architecture For Notable Civil Engineering Projects in work or completed in 2008, see Table (Notable Civil Engineering Projects (in work or completed, 2008)). Beijing was the centre of the world of architecture… …
66Selected breeds of light horses — ▪ Table Selected breeds of light horses name origin height (hands)* aptitude characteristics comments Akhal Teke Turkmenistan 14.2–16 riding, racing long neck carried almost perpendicular to body; long, slender legs; metallic, golden dun colour… …
67Ancient Chinese coinage — Ancient Chinese coins Chinese coins were produced continuously for around 2,500 years by casting in moulds, rather than being struck with dies as with most western coins. Contents 1 …
68Northern Basin and Range ecoregion — This article is about the ecoregion designated by the EPA. For the associated geographical feature, see Great Basin. Level III ecoregions in the Pacific Northwest. The Northern Basin and Range (80) borders the Sierra Nevada (5), Eastern Cascades… …
69slope — [[t]slo͟ʊp[/t]] slopes, sloping, sloped 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A slope is the side of a mountain, hill, or valley. Saint Christo is perched on a mountain slope. ...the lower slopes of the Himalayas. 2) N COUNT: usu sing A slope is a surface… …
70runway and terrain slopes illusion — An illusion caused by an up sloping runway, up sloping terrain, or both during an approach for landing. The pilot perceives that the aircraft is at a higher altitude than it actually is and thus tends to fly a lower approach. A down sloping… …
