narrow+passage

  • 71Alleys — Alley Al ley, n.; pl. {Alleys}. [OE. aley, alley, OF. al[ e]e, F. all[ e]e, a going, passage, fr. OE. aler, F. aller, to go; of uncertain origin: cf. Prov. anar, It. andare, Sp. andar.] 1. A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a… …

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  • 72per-2: B. per-, perǝ- —     per 2: B. per , perǝ     English meaning: to carry over, bring; to go over, fare     Deutsche Übersetzung: “hinũberfũhren or bringen or kommen, ũbersetzen, durchdringen, fliegen”     Note: not certainly from per 2: C. to separate… …

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  • 73Jallianwala Bagh massacre — Narrow passage to Jallianwala Bagh Garden through which the shooting was conducted …

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  • 74channel — I UK [ˈtʃæn(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms channel : singular channel plural channels *** 1) a television station and the programmes that it broadcasts Let s see what s on the other channels. He changed the channel to a news programme. 2)… …

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  • 75strait — /streɪt / (say strayt) noun 1. (often plural with singular sense) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. 2. (often plural) a position of difficulty, distress, or need. 3. Obsolete a narrow passage, space, or area. 4. Rare …

  • 76isthmus — [is′məs] n. pl. isthmuses or isthmi [is′mī΄] [L < Gr isthmos, a neck, narrow passage, isthmus] 1. a narrow strip of land having water at each side and connecting two larger bodies of land 2. Anat. a) a narrow strip of tissue connecting two… …

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  • 77close — I. verb (closed; closing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French clos , stem of clore, from Latin claudere to shut, close; perhaps akin to Greek kleiein to close more at clavicle Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to move so as to bar …

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  • 78Alexander the Great in the Qur'an — Alexander in the Qur an is a theory that holds that the character of Dhul Qarnayn, mentioned in the Qur an, is in fact Alexander the Great. The name Alexander itself is never mentioned in the Qur an. Dhul Qarnayn (in Arabic ذو القرنين) is a… …

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  • 79Fauces — The throat. The word fauces is the plural of the Latin faux meaning a small passage. * * * The space between the cavity of the mouth and the pharynx, bounded by the soft palate and the base of the tongue. SEE ALSO: isthmus of f.. SYN:… …

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  • 80Swat, Pakistan — Swat District سوات   District   Location of Swat District (highlighted in yellow) within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan …

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