THREE MILE ISLAND

Meaning of THREE MILE ISLAND in English

island in Pennsylvania (USA), site of a nuclear meltdown in 1979

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

THREE MILE ISLAND — Nuclear power station near Harrisburg, Pa. , site of the most serious accident in the history of the U.S. nuclear …
Английский словарь Британика
THREE MILE ISLAND — an island in the Susquehanna River, near Middletown, Pennsylvania, SE of Harrisburg: scene of a near-disastrous accident at a nuclear …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE MILE ISLAND — nuclear power station and the island on which it is situated, in the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
THREE MILE ISLAND — ˌThree Mile ˈIsland BrE AmE a place in Pennsylvania in the US, where there was a serious accident in 1979 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THREE MILE ISLAND — Nuclear power station near Harrisburg, Pa. , site of the most serious accident in the history of the U.S. nuclear …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
THREE MILE ISLAND — a US island south of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , where there was an accident in a nuclear power station on 28 …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
THREE MILE ISLAND — остров Три-Майл (Три-Майл-Айленд) Островок на р. Саскуэханна [Susquehanna River] близ г. Харрисберга, шт. Пенсильвания, на котором расположена атомная электростанция, где в …
THREE MILE ISLAND — остров Три-Майл (Три-Майл-Айленд) Островок на р. Саскуэханна [Susquehanna River] близ г. Харрисберга, шт. Пенсильвания, на котором расположена атомная электростанция, где …
THREE — tri. THREEFOLD: triplic. THREE-CORNERED: triangulari, THREE-LEGGED: tripedat
English interlingue dictionary
THREE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Three Emperors' League Three Gorges Dam Project {{link=Three Kingdoms">Three Kingdoms Three Mile Island Three …
Английский словарь Британика
MILE — I Any of various units of distance, including the statute mile of 5,280 ft (1.61 km). It originated from the …
Английский словарь Британика
ISLAND — I Any area of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water. Islands may occur in oceans, seas, …
Английский словарь Британика
THREE — I. ˈthrē adjective Etymology: Middle English three, thre, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ISLAND
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILE — ˈmīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl noun ( plural miles also mile ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THREE — (n.) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — (n.) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — ( n. ) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — ( n. ) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — /three/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 2 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 3 or III. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MILE — /muyl/ , n. 1. Also called statute mile . a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ISLAND — — islandish, islandlike , adj. — islandless , adj. /uy"leuhnd/ , n. 1. a tract of land completely surrounded by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from three, adjective, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MILE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mīl, from Latin milia miles, from milia passuum, literally, thousands of paces, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THREE — adj one more than two; two and one. 2. three ·noun a symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii. …
Webster English vocab
ISLAND — noun ·see isle, ·noun, 2. 2. island ·noun anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice. 3. …
Webster English vocab
THREE — [three] n [ME, fr. three, adj., fr. OE thrie (masc.), threo (fem. & neut.); akin to OHG dri three, L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILE — [mile] n [ME, fr. OE mil, fr. L milia miles, fr. milia passuum, lit., thousands of paces, fr. milia, pl. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ISLAND — [is.land] n [alter. (influenced by OF isle) of earlier iland, fr. ME, fr. OE igland (akin to ON eyland), fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILE — any of various units of distance, such as the statute mile of 5,280 feet. It originated from the Roman mille …
Britannica English vocabulary
ISLAND — any area of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water. Islands may occur in oceans, seas, lakes, …
Britannica English vocabulary
THREE — three BrE AmE θriː ▷ threes θriːz ▶ ˌ three ˈ R's BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ISLAND — island BrE AmE ˈaɪl ənd ▷ island|ed ɪd əd ▷ island|ing ɪŋ ▷ island|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MILE — / maɪl; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a unit for measuring distance equal to 1 609 metres or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ISLAND — / ˈaɪlənd; NAmE / noun 1. ( abbr. I , I. , Is. ) a piece of land that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THREE — three S1 /θriː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thrie , threo ] 1 . the number …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MILE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ISLAND — is ‧ land S3 W2 /ˈaɪlənd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: igland , from ig …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MILE — n. 1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THREE — n. & adj. n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MILE — n. 1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1. a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Oxford English vocab
MILE — n.1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a Roman …
Oxford English vocab
THREE — ( threes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Three is the number 3. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILE — ( miles) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A mile is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THREE — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a father of two/three/four etc (= a man with two, three etc children ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 30 mile/360 kilometre/2 hour etc round trip ▪ A coachload of supporters made the 700-mile …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ISLAND — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an island chain ▪ the island chain from Asia to Australasia desert island traffic island …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THREE — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] - (the number) 3three cats/trees/housesa house with three bedroomsa three-bedroom house"How many children have you got?" "Three …
Cambridge English vocab
MILE — [noun] [C] - a unit of distance equal to 1760 yards or 1.6 kilometresa ten-mile driveThe nearest town is ten …
Cambridge English vocab
ISLAND — [noun] [C] - a piece of land completely surrounded by watera desert islanda Pacific islandan uninhabited islandThey live on the …
Cambridge English vocab
MILE — n. Any of various units of distance, including the statute mile of 5,280 ft (1.61 km). It originated from the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ISLAND — n. Holy Island Sandalwood Island Alcatraz Island Alexander Island Anticosti Island Baffin Island Banks Island Bathurst Island Block Island Cape …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
THREE — n. Three Emperors' League Three Gorges Dam Project Three Henrys War of the Three Kingdoms Three Mile Island Three Stooges
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ISLAND — Synonyms and related words : aerodrome, air base, airdrome, airfield, airport, ait, archipelagian, archipelagic, archipelago, atoll, bar, cay, close off, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MILE — See: GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE, JAW DROP or JAW DROP A MILE, MISS BY …
Slang English vocab
ISLAND — n. 25B6; noun ISLE, islet; atoll; Brit. holm; ( islands ) archipelago. See list. insular. Largest Islands island country/countries Greenland …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MILE — See: GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE, JAW DROP or JAW DROP A MILE, MISS BY …
Словарь английских идиом
ISLAND — noun 1 BAD : I was on holiday with my parents on the island Capri. GOOD : I was on …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
THREE — 1. числ. колич. три three times three 2. сущ. 1) тройка 2) мн. третий номер, размер 3) три очка 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MILE — сущ. миля; перен.; мн. большое расстояние English, land, statute mile ≈ английская миля (= 1609 м) Admiralty (или geographical, nautical, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ISLAND — 1. сущ. 1) остров on an island ≈ на острове deserted island ≈ пустынный остров tropical island ≈ тропический остров …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THREE — three.ogg 1. θri: n 1> тройка ( цифра ; тж. figure of three) 2> три; трое; группа из трёх предметов …
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