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octane number
octane number figure of merit representing the resistance of gasoline to premature detonation when exposed to heat and pressure in the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine. Such detonation is wasteful of the energy in the fuel and potentially damaging to the engine; premature... Read more |
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dagger
dagger, a steel bar which plays an essential part in the launching mechanism of a ship. When the dog shores, the blocks of timber which support either side of a ship on the launching ways, are knocked out, the dagger acts as a trigger which releases the vessel and starts it down the launching ways.... Read more |
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poltergeist
poltergeist [Ger.,=knocking ghost], in spiritism , certain phenomena, such as rapping, movement of furniture, and breaking of crockery, for which there is no apparent scientific explanation. Believers in spiritism interpret these phenomena, particularly common during séances, as evidence of... Read more |
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Spiritualism
S PIRITUALISM M odern Spiritualism began in the late winter months of 1847 with the mysterious knocking and window rattling at the John Fox residence in Hydesville, New York. Fox spent an entire day securing everything that looked as if it might shake or... Read more |
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Jay-Z
Jay-Z Rap musician, record company executive Jay-Z is all too familiar with the hard knock life. In his hit single "Hard Knock Life," Jay-Z samples the musical Annie 's signature song of the same name. "These kids sing about the hard knock life, things everyone in the ghetto feels coming up," Jay-Z... Read more |
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Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano , 1924-69, American boxer, b. Brockton, Mass. His real name was Rocco Francis Marchegiano. Failing to become a professional baseball player, Marciano turned to boxing and won 27 of 30 amateur bouts before he turned professional in 1947. On his climb to the heavyweight title, Marciano... Read more |
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Knock
Knock Irish village in county Mayo that was the scene of apparitions of the Virgin Mary similar to those that occurred at Lourdes in the nineteenth century. On the evening of August 21, 1879, shortly before dusk, three strange figures were observed by one or two parishioners of the village. The... Read more |
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Archie Moore
Archie Moore 1913-1998 American boxer Archie Moore was one of the most colorful and respected figures in the modern history of boxing. His professional career, which included well over 200 bouts, spanned from 1936 to 1963 and included matches against Rocky Marciano , Cassius Clay (as... Read more |
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rummy
rummy card game played by two to six players with a standard deck. The cards usually rank from king down through ace. Seven cards are dealt to each player in the three- or four-hand game, one card is turned up on the table, and the remaining cards are left face down in a stock pile. Players, in... Read more |
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Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey (William Harrison Dempsey), 1895-1983, American boxer, b. Manassa, Colo. Dempsey, called the "Manassa Mauler," emerged from fights on saloon floors near mining camps to become (1919) the world's heavyweight champion and one of the major sports figures of the 1920s. He sealed his... Read more |
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MARITIME MYSTERY'S NEW CHAPTER RESEARCHERS ARE SAID TO FIND THE PORTLAND...
...the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Undersea Research Center...Portland has remained one of the great maritime mysteries of New England. The 291...before vanishing. With telegraph power knocked out across the region, hope reigned... |
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NTIA faults receivers for radar interference. (National Telecommunications...
...Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) says the current...C-5 satellite, were knocked out completely for fractions...radionavigation altimeters and maritime navigation radars. In...signal from maladjusted maritime radars. |
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DEAL IS OFFERED TO HELP SCUTTLE THE JONES ACT.(Business)
...yesterday offered Puget Sound maritime interests a deal: Help him...confirmed that the Jones Act had knocked the Alaskans out of contention...Quartel was head of the Federal Maritime Commission in the Bush administration and proposed abolishing the... |
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Richmond may renovate its dry docks: Councilman wants to revive World War...
...including the U.S. Maritime Administration, which oversees the...West Coast. U.S. Maritime Administrator Sean Connaughton...Richmond, the process knocked loose sheets of decayed...performed the work. The Maritime ... |
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Richmond may renovate dry docks: City Council member wants to update historic...
...including the U.S. Maritime Administration, which oversees the...West Coast. U.S. Maritime Administrator Sean Connaughton...Richmond, the process knocked loose sheets of decayed...performed the work. The Maritime ... |
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Anchors awry
...Powerful winds had knocked the boat off its keel...Coast Guard and the Maritime Industry Authority...23,000 tons. Poor maritime administration The warning system is...for a Department of Maritime Affairs because maritime... |
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Screened out: how `fighting terrorism' became a bludgeon in Bush's assault on...
...January. The FBI knocked on his door. Agent...Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Adm. James...January 2002 the Bush Administration ruled that a thousand...early February the Administration ruled that another...Union and the Pacific ... |
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Drug Center Arrives in Pork Barrel; Lawmaker Tucks New Pennsylvania Facility...
...The Drug Enforcement Administration didn't want it...also infuriated Bush administration officials who had...Guard has created a Maritime Intelligence Center...Justice Department, knocked out any funding for...Unbeknownst to the ... |
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The Transit Grab Bag
...to workers in the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Maritime Administration, but Coast Guard civilians in Arlington...could run into trouble. Conferees knocked out a provision favored by President... |
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SUCCESS OF U.S. GULF STRATEGY MIXED.(Main)
...success by the Reagan administration and calamitous failure...S. forces easily knocked out six Iranian vessels...well as stepping up maritime attacks. The Soviet...confirmed strikes in the maritime conflict took place...casualty toll of the ... |
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