SALT MINES

Meaning of SALT MINES in English

Dense quarters housing large numbers of programmers working long hours on grungy projects, with some hope of seeing the end of the tunnel in N years. Noted for their absence of sunshine. Compare playpen , sandbox .

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SALT MINES — Dense quarters housing large numbers of programmers working long hours on grungy projects, with some hope of seeing the end …
Jargon File English vocabulary
SALT MINES — (n) соляные промыслы
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SALT — I Chemical compound formed when the hydrogen of an acid is replaced by a metal or its equivalent, such as …
Английский словарь Британика
SALT — I. ˈsȯlt, chiefly Brit ˈsält noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old Frisian, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SALT — salt 1 — saltlike , adj. /sawlt/ , n. 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SALT — I. ˈsȯlt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old High German salz salt, Lithuanian saldus sweet, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SALT — noun marshes flooded by the tide. 2. salt ·noun fig.: bitter; sharp; pungent. 3. salt ·noun fig.: salacious; lecherous; lustful. …
Webster English vocab
SALT — [salt] n [ME, fr. OE sealt; akin to OHG salz salt, Lith saldus sweet, L sal salt, Gk hals salt, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SALT — in chemistry, substance produced by the reaction of an acid with a base. A salt consists of the positive ion …
Britannica English vocabulary
SALT — salt, Salt, SALT BrE AmE sɔːlt sɒlt sɑːlt — Preference poll, British English: sɔːlt 43%, sɒlt 57%. ▷ salted ˈsɔːlt …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SALT — / sɔːlt; NAmE ; BrE also sɒlt/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. [ U ] a white …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SALT — I. salt 1 S2 W3 /sɔːlt $ sɒːlt/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sealt ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SALT — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 (also common salt) sodium chloride; the substance that gives sea water its characteristic taste, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SALT — n., adj., & v. n. 1 (also common salt) sodium chloride; the substance that gives sea water its characteristic taste, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SALT — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. (also common salt) sodium chloride; the substance that gives sea water its characteristic taste, …
Oxford English vocab
SALT — ( salts, salting, salted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Salt is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SALT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a high sugar/salt/fibre etc content ▪ Red meat tends to have a high fat …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SALT — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable]Salt water is sea water.salt water lakes/lagoonssalt water fish/plantsThe estuary - a partially enclosed bay where …
Cambridge English vocab
SALT — Synonyms and related words : AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Attic, Atticism, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Neptune, OD, Poseidon, Tabasco, Varuna, Worcestershire …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SALT
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MINES — miens
Anagrams English vocabulary
SALT — Indispensable as salt is to ourselves, it was even more so to the Hebrews, being to them not only an …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SALT — 1. сущ. 1) а) соль; пищевая, поваренная соль to pour salt ≈ сыпать соль garlic salt ≈ соль с чесноком …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MINES — копи Источникы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MINES — Рудники
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SALT — 1) соль 2) солить, засаливать • to salt down — засаливать, консервировать посолом; to salt out — высаливаться; to salt …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SALT — 1) соль 2) солить, засаливать • to salt down — засаливать, консервировать посолом; to salt out — высаливаться; to salt up — кристаллизоваться (о соли) - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SALT — 1) засаливать 2) иссолить 3) морской 4) посолить 5) солевой 6) соленый 7) солить 8) соль 9) соляной 10) усолить • salt evaporating pan — выпарной чрен для соли - acid salt - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MINES — копи
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SALT — salt сущ.1) а) соль; пищевая, поваренная соль to pour salt — сыпать соль garlic salt — соль с чесноком (сухая …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SALT — 1. sɔ:lt n 1. (поваренная) соль table salt - столовая соль in salt - а) засоленный; meat in salt - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SALT — 1. сущ. 1) а) соль; пищевая, поваренная соль to pour salt — сыпать соль garlic salt — соль с чесноком …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SALT — 1. сущ. 1) а) соль; пищевая, поваренная соль to pour salt — сыпать соль garlic salt — соль с чесноком (сухая приправа) mineral salt — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SALT — 1) соль; поваренная соль 2) солёный; горький; едкий 3) солить • - acid salt - alkaline salt - basic salt - cooling salt - deicing salt - dissolved salt - …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
SALT — 1. _n. 1> соль, поваренная соль; white salt пищевая соль; table salt столовая соль; in salt засоленный 2> _pl. _мед. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SALT — 1) соль 2) хлорид натрия, NaCl - acid salt - alcali salt - basic salt - diazo salt - hydroquinone …
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
SALT — 1. сущ. 1) а) соль; пищевая, поваренная соль to pour salt ≈ сыпать соль garlic salt ≈ соль с чесноком …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MINES — копи Источникы
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RIOTINTO MINES — Spanish Minas De Riotinto, copper mines, located near the town of Nerva (formerly Riotinto), in Huelva provincia, in the autonomous …
Britannica English vocabulary
DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES, LTD. — world's largest producer and distributor of diamonds. De Beers is closely associated with the Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa, a …
Britannica English vocabulary
MINESWEEPER — Naval vessel used to clear submarine mines from an expanse of water. In naval warfare, they are used to clear …
Английский словарь Британика
SLAVERY — condition in which one human being is owned by another. A slave was considered in law as property, or chattel, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAFETY LAMP — lighting device used in places, such as mines, in which there is danger from the explosion of flammable gas or …
Britannica English vocabulary
MINING — process of extracting useful minerals from the surface of the Earth, including the seas. A mineral, with a few exceptions, …
Britannica English vocabulary
MINESWEEPER — naval vessel used to clear an area of mines (see mine). The earliest sweeping system, devised to clear anchored contact …
Britannica English vocabulary
ZAMBIA, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a green field with an orange eagle and vertical stripes of red, black, and orange at …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: DISASTERS — Aviation January 13, Southwestern Pakistan. An Afghan cargo plane carrying 51 persons, including members of the Islamic Taliban militia, ran …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: NOBEL-PRIZES
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1998 — Military Affairs Arms Control and Disarmament. U.S. and Russian nuclear disarmament was restrained by the continued reluctance of the Russian …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: MILITARY-AFFAIRS: SPECIAL REPORT — SPECIAL REPORT: Combating the Land Mine Scourge by Douglas L. Clarke U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher has called them …
Britannica English vocabulary
WILLIAMS, JODY — born Oct. 9, 1950 American activist who helped found the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and oversaw its worldwide efforts …
Britannica English vocabulary
NATIONAL COAL BOARD — (NCB) British public corporation created on Jan. 1, 1947, which operates previously private coal mines, manufactures coke and smokeless fuels, …
Britannica English vocabulary
LAURIUM — Modern Greek Lvrion, industrial town of the noms (department) of Attica, on the Aegean Sea, famous in antiquity for its …
Britannica English vocabulary
JOHANNESBURG — city, Gauteng province, South Africa. It is the country's chief industrial and financial metropolis. One of the youngest of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO BAN LANDMINES — also called International Landmines Coalition, international organization established in 1992 to ban the production, delivery, stockpiling, and deployment of antipersonnel …
Britannica English vocabulary
HO-KANG — also called Hao-li, Pinyin Hegang or Haoli, city, Heilungkiang Province (sheng), China. It is a prefecture-level municipality (shih). Hao-li (Ho-kang) …
Britannica English vocabulary
FU-SHUN — Pinyin Fushun, city in central Liaoning sheng (province), northeastern China. It is situated some 25 miles (40 km) east of …
Britannica English vocabulary
DOUGLAS, JAMES — born Nov. 4, 1837, Quebec died June 25, 1918, New York City Canadian-born U.S. mining engineer, industrialist, and philanthropist who …
Britannica English vocabulary
DOCUMENT: THEODORE ROOSEVELT — President Roosevelt was a conservationist by nature. An enthusiastic outdoorsman, he also recognized that the industrial transformation of the United …
Britannica English vocabulary
URANIUM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE enriched ▪ Some 25 pounds of enriched uranium were apparently salvaged from Osirak. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cake tin British English , a cake pan American English (= that you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MINE — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a friend of mine/yours/Bill’s etc ▪ A friend of mine is going to Tokyo …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COAL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coal/wood/log fire ▪ There was a coal fire in the sitting room. a rail/coal/postal …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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