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121break — 1. v. & n. v. (past broke or archaic brake; past part. broken or archaic broke) 1 tr. & intr. a separate into pieces under a blow or strain; shatter. b make or become inoperative, esp. from damage (the toaster has broken). c break a bone in or… …
122Irish Civil War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Irish Civil War caption= Free State snipers near Stephen s Green during the Battle of Dublin. date=June 28 1922 ndash; May 24 1923 (executions and deaths continued after May 1923; amnesty declared on November 8… …
123Vacuum tube — This article is about the electronic device. For experiments in an evacuated pipe, see free fall. For the transport system, see pneumatic tube. Modern vacuum tubes, mostly miniature style In electronics, a vacuum tube, electron tube (in North… …
124Terminal ballistics — Terminal ballistics, a sub field of ballistics, is the study of the behavior of a projectile when it hits its target. It is often referred to as stopping power when dealing with human or other living targets. Terminal ballistics is as relevant… …
125Air safety — is a term encompassing the theory, investigation and categorization of flight failures, and the prevention of such failures through regulation, education and training. It can also be applied in the context of campaigns that inform the public as… …
126Electric strike — An electric strike is an access control device used for doors. It replaces the fixed strike faceplate often used with a latchbar (aka a keeper). Like a fixed strike, it normally presents a ramped surface to the locking latch allowing the door to… …
127Subprime mortgage crisis — Part of a series on: Late 2000s financial crisis Major dimensions …
128Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
