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  • 111Vansee — Satellitenfoto des Vansees Geographische Lage Osten der Türkei Zuflüsse Karasu, Hoşap, Güzelsu, Bendimahi, Zilan and Yeniköprü …

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  • 112sudden — suddenly, adv. suddenness, n. /sud n/, adj. 1. happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack. 2. occurring without transition from the previous form, state, etc.; abrupt: a sudden turn. 3. impetuous;… …

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  • 113United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 114Current sea level rise — This article is about the current and future rise in sea level associated with global warming. For sea level changes in Earth s history, see Sea level#Changes through geologic time. Sea level measurements from 23 long tide gauge records in… …

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  • 115FALAISE — Une falaise est un abrupt littoral résultant de l’affouillement du relief continental par les eaux de la mer. Chaque falaise forme un couple indissoluble avec la plate forme d’abrasion correspondante, et elle est issue de la réponse du versant au …

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  • 116rapide — [ rapid ] adj. et n. • 1500; lat. rapidus, de rapere « entraîner violemment » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui coule avec une grande vitesse (cours d eau). « Le courant devient brusquement si rapide que tout l effort des pagayeurs a du mal à le remonter » (A.… …

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  • 117sprunghaft — volatil; flüchtig; unstet; fahrig * * * sprung|haft [ ʃprʊŋhaft] <Adj.>: 1. sich oft und plötzlich etwas anderem zuwendend: sie hat ein sehr sprunghaftes Wesen; du denkst, arbeitest zu sprunghaft. Syn.: ↑ launenhaft, ↑ launisch, ↑ …

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  • 118brusque — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. gruff, curt, abrupt. See discourtesy. Ant. courteous. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. terse, blunt, abrupt, curt; see abrupt 2 , blunt 2 . See Synonym Study at blunt . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …

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  • 119precipitous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. steep, abrupt, clifflike, sheer. See obliquity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. abrupt, craggy, dizzying, steep; see abrupt 1 , sharp 2 . See Synonym Study at abrupt . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …

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  • 120sheer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. utter, absolute; mere, simple; thin, diaphanous; perpendicular, precipitous, vertical, steep. See transparency, simpleness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Abrupt] Syn. steep, very steep, precipitous;… …

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