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31Art Institute of Chicago Building — The Art Institute of Chicago Building houses the Art Institute of Chicago, and is located in the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The building is also located in Grant Park on… …
32Drought in the United States — A farmer and his two sons during a dust storm in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936. Photo: Arthur Rothstein. Drought in the United States is similar to that of other portions of the globe. Below normal precipitation leads to drought, which is… …
33Skylab — /skuy lab /, n. a U.S. earth orbiting space station that was periodically staffed by three separate crews of astronauts and remained in orbit 1973 79. * * * First U.S. space station. Launched into Earth orbit in 1973 on a Saturn V rocket, it used …
34Architecture and Civil Engineering — ▪ 2009 Introduction Architecture For Notable Civil Engineering Projects in work or completed in 2008, see Table (Notable Civil Engineering Projects (in work or completed, 2008)). Beijing was the centre of the world of architecture… …
35awning — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. [sun]shade (See covering). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. canvas covering, canopy, shelter, sunshade, tent, tester, marquee; see also cover 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. canopy, canvas, shelter,… …
36canopy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. awning, tester; vault, sky; pavilion, cope; howdah. See covering. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. covering, sunshade, umbrella; see awning , cover 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. awning, cover, sunshade …
37parasol — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sunshade, umbrella. See covering. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sunshade, shade, canopy; see umbrella …
38umbrella — (n.) c.1600, first attested in Donne s letters, from It. ombrello, from L.L. umbrella, altered (by influence of umbra) from L. umbella sunshade, parasol, dim. of umbra shade, shadow (see UMBRAGE (Cf. umbrage)). A sunshade in the Mediterranean, a… …
39Cephalopterus ornatus — Umbrella Um*brel la, n. [It. umbrella, fr. ombra a shade, L. umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. {Umbel}, {Umbrage}.] 1. A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain… …
40dragoon bird — Umbrella Um*brel la, n. [It. umbrella, fr. ombra a shade, L. umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. {Umbel}, {Umbrage}.] 1. A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain… …
