SMEATON

Meaning of SMEATON in English

/smeet"n/ , n. John

1724-92, English engineer.

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SMEATON — Smeaton BrE AmE ˈsmiːt ə n
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LITTLE SMEATON — County: North Yorkshire Post Code: WF8
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KIRK SMEATON — County: South Yorkshire Post Code: WF8
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GREAT SMEATON — County: North Yorkshire Post Code: DL6
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SMEATON, JOHN — born June 8, 1724, Austhorpe, Yorkshire, Eng. died Oct. 28, 1792, Austhorpe British civil engineer. In 1756–59 he rebuilt the …
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SMEATON, JOHN — born June 8, 1724, Austhorpe, Yorkshire, Eng. died Oct. 28, 1792, Austhorpe English engineer noted for his all-masonry lighthouse on …
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SMEATON, JOHN — born June 8, 1724, Austhorpe, Yorkshire, Eng. died Oct. 28, 1792, Austhorpe British civil engineer. In 175659 he rebuilt the …
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GROSS — I. ˈgrōs sometimes -ȯ- adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French gros, thick, coarse, from Latin …
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MILIEU — mēlˈyə̄, -ˈyü, -ˈyə(r) noun ( plural mi·lieus -z ; also mi·lieux -(z)) Etymology: French, environment, center, midst, from Old French, …
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LIGHTHOUSE — structure, usually with a tower, built onshore or on the seabed to serve as an aid to maritime coastal navigation, …
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DIVING BELL — small diving apparatus that is used to transport divers between the seafloor or lower depths and the surface. Early bells …
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SIDEBAR:ROCK AND RECORDING TECHNOLOGY — Additional reading Tom Dowd, Dowd on Dowd: The Story of Atlantic Records and the Emergence of the Multitrack Age, EQ, …
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MUDGE, THOMAS — born Sept. 1717, Exeter, Devon, Eng. died Nov. 14, 1794, Newington Place, Surrey English watchmaker who invented the lever escapement, …
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LATROBE, BENJAMIN (HENRY) — born May 1, 1764, Fulneck, near Leeds, Yorkshire, Eng. died Sept. 3, 1820, New Orleans, La., U.S. British-born architect and …
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EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE — lighthouse celebrated in folk ballads and seamen's lore, standing on the Eddystone Rocks, 14 miles off Plymouth, Eng., in the …
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ANGUS, ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, 8TH EARL OF, EARL OF MORTON — born 1555 died Aug. 4, 1588, Smeaton, near Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scot. Scottish rebel during the reign of James VI and …
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