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  • 101elevation — n. 1. Raising, elevating. 2. Exaltation, aggrandizement, promotion. 3. Dignity, refinement, improvement, ennobling. 4. Hill, elevated place, height. 5. Height, altitude …

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  • 102rise — I. v. n. 1. Ascend, mount, arise, go or move upward. 2. Appear, come forth, come into view. 3. Get up, arise. 4. Revive, come to life, be raised from death. 5. Grow, spring up. 6. Tower up, be heaved up. 7. Be advanced …

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  • 103altar — al•tar [[t]ˈɔl tər[/t]] n. 1) an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc 2) rel communion table • lead to the altar Etymology: bef.… …

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  • 104podium — po•di•um [[t]ˈpoʊ di əm[/t]] n. pl. di•ums, di•a [[t] di ə[/t]] 1) a small platform for an orchestra conductor, speaker, etc 2) lectern 2) 3) archit. a) a low wall or platform forming a base for a structure, as the masonry supporting the… …

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  • 105altar — /ˈɔltə / (say awltuh), /ˈɒl / (say ol ) noun 1. an elevated place or structure, on which sacrifices are offered or at which religious rites are performed. 2. (in most Christian churches) the communion table. 3. Civil Engineering one of the steps… …

  • 106podium — /ˈpoʊdiəm / (say pohdeeuhm) noun (plural podiums or podia /ˈpoʊdiə/ (say pohdeeuh)) 1. a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, for a public speaker, etc. 2. Architecture a. a continuous projecting base of a building forming the front… …

  • 107rostrum — /ˈrɒstrəm / (say rostruhm) noun (plural rostrums or rostra /ˈrɒstrə/ (say rostruh)) 1. any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking. 2. a platform for musicians or their conductor, or the like. 3. → pulpit (def. 1). 4. a beak like… …

  • 108tower shooting — noun : shooting at targets that are thrown from a trap mounted on an elevated place (as a high tower) to appear from overhead at a height of at least 40 feet …

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  • 109List of Delhi metro stations — Delhi Metro network map This is a List of stations of the Delhi Metro (Hindi: दिल्ली मेट्रो), a rapid transit system serving Delhi and its satellite cities in the National Capital Region of India. As of August 27, 2011 there are 146 Metro… …

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  • 110Chicago Central Area Transit Plan — The Chicago Central Area Transit Plan, or generally referred to as the Chicago Central Area Transit Project (CCATP) in the 1970s, was an extensive study of the rapid transit system in downtown Chicago; the study had begun in 1965. In April 1968,… …

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