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  • 1belch — I. v. a. 1. Eject from the stomach, throw up, eject, vomit, expel. 2. Throw out violently, cast forth, discharge, emit, vomit, eject, expel, hurl forth. II. v. n. 1. Eructate, eject wind from the stomach. 2. Be ejected violently, rush forth, gush …

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  • 2ash flow — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A turbulent mixture of gas and rock fragments, most of which are ash sized particles, ejected violently from a crater or fissure. The mass of pyroclastics is normally of very high temperature and moves rapidly… …

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  • 3nebula — nebular, adj. /neb yeuh leuh/, n., pl. nebulae / lee , luy /, nebulas. 1. Astron. a. Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Cf. dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula …

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  • 4List of violent spectator incidents in sports — This list of violent spectator incidents in sports includes events in which a spectator at a sporting event was engaged in a violent confrontation with an athlete, coach or game official, either through the spectator s intrusion upon the field of …

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  • 5Penalty (ice hockey) — A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The… …

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  • 6Formation and evolution of the Solar System — Artist s conception of a protoplanetary disk The formation and evolution of the Solar System is estimated to have begun 4.568 billion years ago with the gravitational collapse of a small part of a giant molecular cloud …

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  • 7Impact crater — The prominent impact crater Tycho on the Moon. In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body. In most common usage,… …

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  • 8Operation Bolo — Part of Vietnam War 8th TFW F 4C Phantom II on static display at Pacific Coast Air Museum …

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  • 9Mount St. Helens — This article is about the volcano in Washington State. For the 1980 eruption, see 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. For the mountain in California, see Mount Saint Helena. Mount St. Helens …

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  • 10Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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