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(Encyclopedia) hydroplane, small, high-powered racing boat designed to skim along the surface of the water. Its hull is so shaped that at high speeds the bow is tilted up out of the water, reducing…aerodynamics
(Encyclopedia) aerodynamics, study of gases in motion. As the principal application of aerodynamics is the design of aircraft, air is the gas with which the science is most concerned. Although…Brewer's: Drag in, Neck and Crop
or To drag in, head and shoulders. To introduce a subject or remark abruptly. (See A Propos De Bottes.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Draggle-tailDraft on…Cayley, Sir George
(Encyclopedia) Cayley, Sir George, 1773–1857, British scientist. He is recognized as the founder of aerodynamics on the basis of his pioneering experiments and studies of the principles of flight. He…Recent Discoveries: Earth Drags Space and Time
Einstein's theory of relativity predicts that large rotating objects should drag space and time around themselves as they turn. The first direct evidence of this phenomena was…The Koran/Sura LXXIX — Those Who Drag Forth
Sura LXXIX[93] — Those Who Drag ForthMecca — 46 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful By those angels who DRAG FORTH souls with violence, And by those who with joyous…hoe
(Encyclopedia) hoe, usually a flat blade, variously shaped, set in a long wooden handle and used primarily for weeding and for loosening the soil. It was the first distinctly agricultural implement.…Goldin, Nan
(Encyclopedia) Goldin, Nan, 1953–, American photographer, b. Washington, D.C. She left home in her early teens for a series of mainly urban bohemian undergrounds; her earliest photographs were…hydrofoil
(Encyclopedia) hydrofoil, flat or curved finlike device, attached by struts to the hull of a watercraft, that lifts the moving watercraft above the water's surface. The term is often extended to…airplane
(Encyclopedia) CE5 A. Side view of jet-propelled airplane B. Top view airplane,&sp;aeroplane, or aircraft, heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that…Trending
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