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A colloquial term for the driving practice of the first left-turning vehicle taking precedence over vehicles going straight through an intersection. Pothole A depression in a road surface, usually asphalt pavement, where traffic has removed broken pieces of the pavement. Primitive road A minor road system that is generally not maintained.
Tradesmen/women are contrasted with laborers, agricultural workers, and professionals (those in the learned professions). [3] Skilled tradesmen are distinguished: from laborers such as bus drivers, truck drivers, cleaning laborers, and landscapers in that the laborers "rely heavily on physical exertion" while those in the skilled trades rely on and are known for "specific knowledge, skills ...
Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...
Front-engined dragster, named for the driving position behind the rear wheels (erroneously attributed to launch speed). slingshot pass A pass using drafting. slipstreaming When a car following close behind another uses the slipstream created by the lead car to close the gap between them or overtake. Also referred to as drafting. smoking the tires
French-language specialized dictionaries (synonyms, etymologies, etc.). A specialized dictionary is a dictionary that covers a relatively restricted set of phenomena. The definitive book on the subject (Cowie 2009) includes chapters on some of the dictionaries included below: synonyms; pronunciations; names (place names and personal names)
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School specialism, a subject that a British school specialises in; see Specialist schools in the United Kingdom; Academic specialism, an academic field that a college or university specialises in; Military specialism