CURTISS

Meaning of CURTISS in English

/kerr"tis/ , n.

Glenn Hammond , 1878-1930, U.S. inventor: pioneer in the field of aviation.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CURTISS — biographical name Glenn Hammond 1878-1930 American aviator & inventor
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CURTISS — biographical name Glenn Hammond 1878-1930 American aviator & inventor
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CURTISS — Classification: Village Located in: Wisconsin (WI) Total Population (2000): 198 Total Housing Units (2000): 70 Land Area (square meters): 1775824 …
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CURTISS — Pronunciation: ' k ə r-t ə s Function: biographical name Glenn Hammond 1878-1930 American aviator & inventor
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CURTISS, GLENN (HAMMOND) — born May 21, 1878, Hammondsport, N.Y., U.S. died July 23, 1930, Buffalo, N.Y. U.S. aviation pioneer. He initially built engines …
Английский словарь Британика
CURTISS, GLENN (HAMMOND) — born May 21, 1878, Hammondsport, N.Y., U.S. died July 23, 1930, Buffalo pioneer in the development of U.S. aviation whose …
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CURTISS, GLENN HAMMOND — born May 21, 1878, Hammondsport, N.Y., U.S. died July 23, 1930, Buffalo, N.Y. U.S. aviation pioneer. He initially built engines …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CURTISS, GLENN — born May 21, 1878, Hammondsport, N.Y., U.S. died July 23, 1930, Buffalo, N.Y. U.S. aviation pioneer. He initially built engines …
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CURTISS-WRIGHT CASE — см United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation
CURTISS-WRIGHT CASE — см. United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation
54422 — State: WISCONSIN City: CURTISS
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WRIGHT, WILBUR; AND WRIGHT, ORVILLE — born April 16, 1867, near Millville, Ind., U.S. died May 30, 1912, Dayton, Ohio born Aug. 19, 1871, Dayton, Ohio, …
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SEAPLANE — Aircraft that can land, float, and take off on water. The first practical seaplanes were built and flown in 1911–12 …
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GLENN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Close Glenn Curtiss Glenn Hammond Glenn John Herschel Jr. Gould Glenn Herbert Jones George …
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TALK BIG — phrasal : to talk boastfully or bombastically here was an unknown … who talked big but could he deliver — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STUNT FLYING — also called Barnstorming, the performance while in or on an airplane of difficult feats requiring great skill or daring. The …
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SEAPLANE — U.S. Navy P5M-2 seaplane any of a class of aircraft that can land, float, and take off on water. Seaplanes …
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HISTORIOGRAPHY — the writing of history, especially the writing of history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particulars …
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GAS — one of the three fundamental states of matter, with distinctly different properties from the liquid and solid states. one of …
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UNISYS CORPORATION — American manufacturer of computer systems. The company was formed in 1986 from the merger of Sperry Corporation and Burroughs Corporation. …
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RUSSIA
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PROUST, MARCEL — born July 10, 1871, Auteuil, near Paris, France died Nov. 18, 1922, Paris French novelist, author of la recherche du …
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LINDBERGH, CHARLES A(UGUSTUS)
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LAWRANCE, CHARLES LANIER — born Sept. 30, 1882, Lenox, Mass., U.S. died June 24, 1950, East Islip, N.Y. American aeronautical engineer who designed the …
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HIALEAH — city, Dade county, southeastern Florida, U.S. It lies on the Miami River Canal, just northwest of Miami. Settled in 1910 …
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HEMPSTEAD — town (township), Nassau county, New York, U.S. Situated in the west-central part of Long Island, it comprises 22 incorporated villages …
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HAMMONDSPORT — village, in the town (township) of Urbana, Steuben county, southern New York, U.S. It lies at the south end of …
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BIZET, GEORGES — born Oct. 25, 1838, Paris died June 3, 1875, Bougival, near Paris original name Alexandrecsar-lopold Bizet French composer best remembered …
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CURTIS — Curtis, Curtiss BrE AmE ˈkɜːt ɪs § -əs AmE ˈkɝːt̬-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SELF-SERVING — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a self-serving political maneuver EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A very self-serving philosophy, albeit dubious …
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POWER
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INFLUENCE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a disruptive influence (= a person who causes disruption ) ▪ Mike’s parents thought …
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