aerodynamic lift
— Noun
– English
~ the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
anchor light
— Noun
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~ a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor
arc light
— Noun
– English
~ a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes
antler-like
— Adjective
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~ resembling antlers
Anthericum liliago
— Noun
– English
~ southern European plant commonly cultivated for its spikes of small starry greenish-white flowers
African lily
— Noun
– English
~ African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
amber lily
— Noun
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~ plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of Anthericum growing in North America
Annunciation lily
— Noun
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~ lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers
arum lily
— Noun
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~ South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
Aztec lily
— Noun
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~ Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower
avalanche lily
— Noun
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~ perennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United States
adobe lily
— Noun
– English
~ California herb with pinkish purple flowers
American lime
— Noun
– English
~ large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown
age limit
— Noun
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~ regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position
auto limitation
— Noun
– English
~ social control achieved as a manifestation of self-will or general consent
Aster linarifolius
— Noun
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~ wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers
Abraham Lincoln
— Noun
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~ 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
agate line
— Noun
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~ space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
agonic line
— Noun
– English
~ an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is zero
assembly line
— Noun
– English
~ mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it