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  • 81Sand Creek massacre — Part of the Colorado War, American Indian Wars Date November 29, 1864 Location Colorado Territory Present day Kiowa Co …

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  • 82Sand casting — Sand casting, also known as sand molded casting, is a metal casting process characterized by using sand as the mold material. It is relatively cheap and sufficiently refractory even for steel foundry use. A suitable bonding agent (usually clay)… …

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  • 83Bank [1] — Bank, 1) eine Erhöhung; bes. 2) Erhöhung des Meergrundes, Untiefe, so: Auster , Sand u. Perlenbank; da sich um eine solche eine Menge Fische (z.B. Thunfische, Heringe) versammeln, 3) die Masse solcher Fische selbst; 4) durch das Wasser… …

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  • 84Bank filtration — is a type of filtration that works by passing water to be purified for use as drinking water through the banks of a river or lake. It is then drawn off by extraction wells some distance away from the water body. The process may directly yield… …

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  • 85Bank — Bank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banked}(b[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Banking}.] 1. To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank. Banked well with earth. Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To heap or pile up; as, to… …

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  • 86Sand [2] — Sand, nautisch soviel wie Sandbank (s. Bank) …

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  • 87Bank — Bank, durch Strömungsverhältnisse gebildete Anhäufung von Gerölle, Geschiebe, Kies, Sand, Schlamm etc. in Flüssen, an Flußmündungen (vgl. Barre), in Seen und im Meer. Sandbänke sind besonders häufig in der Nähe von Flachküsten und den Mündungen… …

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  • 88Sand Lake, New York — Infobox Settlement official name = Sand Lake, New York settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position = pushpin map caption =Location within the state of New York pushpin mapsize =… …

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  • 89sand martin — noun swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks • Syn: ↑bank martin, ↑bank swallow, ↑Riparia riparia • Hypernyms: ↑martin • Member Holonyms: ↑Riparia, ↑ …

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  • 90sand — n. & v. n. 1 a loose granular substance resulting from the wearing down of esp. siliceous rocks and found on the seashore, river beds, deserts, etc. 2 (in pl.) grains of sand. 3 (in pl.) an expanse or tracts of sand. 4 a light yellow brown colour …

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