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Stream capture Stream capture
Stream piracy A stream can be defined as any flowing body of water in a clearly defined channel. Streams may increase the size of their valleys by the erosion of the soil and rock surrounding their channels, either by widening their valleys or by headward erosion. In the process of headward... Read more
African Development Bank African Development Bank
African Development Bank A regional bank, based on the model of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), created by independent African nations in 1964 to provide long-term development loans. Membership was originally restricted to African countries but was widened in... Read more
Vasodilator agents Vasodilator agents
Vasodilators Definition Vasodilators are medicines that act directly on muscles in blood vessel walls to make blood vessels widen (dilate). Purpose Vasodilators are used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension ). By widening the arteries, these drugs allow blood to flow through more easily,... Read more
river river
river stream of water larger than a brook or creek. Land surfaces are never perfectly flat, and as a result the runoff after precipitation tends to flow downward by the shortest and steepest course in depressions formed by the intersection of slopes. Runoffs of sufficient volume and velocity join... Read more
Darfur Darfur
Darfur , region and former sultanate, W Sudan. The region is mountainous, dominated by the central massif of Jebel Marra, which rises to 10,130 ft (3,088 m). Much of the terrain is dry plateau, and there are sand dunes in the extreme north. The region is divided into the states of North, West, and... Read more
Allosaurus Allosaurus
Allosaurus late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur of the W United States. Specimens of 30 to 40 ft (9 to 12 m) have been found. It had stong hind legs, smaller sharply clawed forelimbs, two small horns directly above the eyes, and expandable jaws that could widen to consume large pieces of meat.... Read more
John William Van Druten John William Van Druten
John William Van Druten , 1901-57, English dramatist. His best-known plays, primarily light comedies, include Old Acquaintance (1940), The Voice of the Turtle (1943), I Remember Mama (1944), Bell, Book and Candle (1950), and I Am a Camera (1951). In 1944 he became a U.S. citizen. ... Read more
statute of Winchester statute of Winchester
Winchester, statute of, 1285. Edward I's reign saw a determination to enforce law and order. After complaining that local people were reluctant to do justice to strangers, the statute (13 Edw. I) declared that each district or hundred would be held responsible for unsolved crimes. Highways were to... Read more
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
St Michael and St George, Order of. The order was founded by the prince regent in 1818 and is reserved mainly for diplomats. Originally it commemorated British rule over Malta and the Ionian Islands, but the scope has been widened. There are three classes—Knight Grand Cross, Knight Commander,... Read more
Agreement of the People Agreement of the People
Agreement of the People, 1647. A set of counter-proposals from the more radical members of the army, largely in the lower ranks, who were concerned at the concessions which the army council had offered the king in the Heads of the Proposals. The Agreement, formulated in October 1647, became the... Read more

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