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  • 81bell — bell1 bell less, adj. /bel/, n. 1. a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like. 2. the stroke or sound of such an instrument: We …

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  • 82Tower of London —    Situated at the eastern extremity of the City of London on the north bank of the Thames on Tower Hill (S. 45, and Bayley, ed. 1821, I. p. 1), on the confines of Middlesex and Essex, 1315 (Cal. P.R. 1313 17, p.314).    The most celebrated… …

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  • 83Bell Centre — This article is about the Montreal arena. For the Wisconsin town, see Bell Center, Wisconsin. Bell Centre Former names …

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  • 84Bell — /bel/, n. 1. Acton /ak teuhn/, pen name of Anne Brontë. 2. Alexander Graham, 1847 1922, U.S. scientist, born in Scotland: inventor of the telephone. 3. (Arthur) Clive (Howard), 1881 1964, English critic of literature and art. 4. Currer /kerr… …

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  • 85Bell Court —    1) West out of Foster Lane, in Aldersgate Ward (Horwood, 1799 Lockie, 1816), north of Bell Square.    Site covered by Old General Post Office Buildings, erected 1825 9.    2) South out of Bell Alley, Golden Lane. In Cripplegate Ward Without… …

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  • 86Bell Labs Holmdel Complex — infobox building building name = Bell Labs Holmdel native building name= caption = Aerial view former names = map type = building type = Research lab architectural style = structural system = structural system = cost = location = Holmdel, NJ… …

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  • 87bell — Synonyms and related words: Roman candle, aerophone, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, arrest, balefire, battery, beacon, beacon fire, bell buoy, bells, blinker, blue peter, bones, bong, buoy, castanets, caution light, celesta, check,… …

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  • 88bell — noun 1 hollow metal object that rings ADJECTIVE ▪ church, temple ▪ wedding (often figurative) ▪ Their friends could already hear wedding bells (= were sure they would get married). ▪ cow …

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  • 89Bell Alley, Little Tower Hill —    North out of Little Tower Hill, east from the Minories (O. and M. 1677).    Earliest mention: The Bell on Tower Hill in 31 Henry VIII. 1539 (Letters and Papers, Hen. VIII. Dom. S. Vol. XIV. ii. p. 21).    Possibly called White Bear Alley in… …

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  • 90tower — 01. The Eiffel [Tower] is probably the most famous landmark in Paris. 02. The trees [towered] over the loggers who were preparing to cut them down. 03. The second tallest communications [tower] in the world, located in Russia, was badly damaged… …

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