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11Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening — is a poem written in 1922 by Robert Frost, and published in 1923 in his New Hampshire volume. Imagery and personification are prominent in the work. Frost wrote this poem about winter in June, 1922 at his house in Shaftsbury, Vermont that is now… …
12Stopping sight distance — is a term used in highway design. It is defined as the length of roadway ahead visible to the driver. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (1994) A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (pp. 117 118)]… …
13Stopping the tide — (fr. etaler les maree ) was a manoeuver in use during the age of sail. In seas with a strong tide, such as those off the coasts of western Europe, particularly the Channel, the force of the tide on a ship could equal, or surpass, the power… …
14Stopping the clock — is a controversial practice in American and Canadian legislative procedure in which a legislature literally or notionally stops the clock (or moves the hands backwards), usually for the purpose of meeting a constitutional or statutory deadline.… …
15stopping train — ˈstopping train [stopping train] noun (BrE) a train that stops at a lot of stations between main stations …
16Stopping-out — Stop ping out , n. A method adopted in etching, to keep the acid from those parts which are already sufficiently corroded, by applying varnish or other covering matter with a brush, but allowing the acid to act on the other parts. [1913 Webster] …
17Stopping thought — is a term in Zen referring to the achievement of the mental state of samadhi, where the normal mental chatter slows and then stops for brief or longer periods, allowing the practitioner to experience the peace of liberation. This is normally… …
18Stopping off — Stopping off. См. Защитное покрытие. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …
19stopping-place — index destination Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20stopping distance — stopping .distance n [U and C] the distance that a driver is supposed to leave between their car and the one in front in order to be able to stop safely …
