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  2. List of English-language metaphors - Wikipedia

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    Batten down the hatches, to secure the hatch covers against ingress of water in preparation for a storm or other rough conditions. Clear the decks to get everything out of the way as a warship went into action. [2] Show someone the ropes to show or explain to someone how to do a task or operation. Taken from the use of ropes to orient and ...

  3. Chicago flood - Wikipedia

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    The resulting breach flooded basements, facilities and the underground Chicago Pedway throughout the Chicago Loop with an estimated 250 million US gallons (1,000,000 m 3) of water. [1] The remediation lasted for weeks, and cost about $2 billion in 1992 dollars, equivalent to $4.34 billion in 2023.

  4. Tunnel and Reservoir Plan - Wikipedia

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    Aerial view of Phase II of the McCook Reservoir under construction in 2023. The Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (abbreviated TARP and more commonly known as the Deep Tunnel Project or the Chicago Deep Tunnel) is a large civil engineering project that aims to reduce flooding in the metropolitan Chicago area, and to reduce the harmful effects of flushing raw sewage into Lake Michigan by diverting ...

  5. List of metonyms - Wikipedia

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    The Mayor of Chicago and his or her staff, since their offices are on that floor of city hall [65] Foggy Bottom: A neighborhood in Washington, D.C. The United States Department of State [66] Hollywood: A district of Los Angeles, California: The American film industry [5] Houston: A city in Texas

  6. Water cribs in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The Edward F. Dunne Crib was built in 1909. Named after Chicago Mayor Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, who was in office at the time crib plans were approved, the 110-foot (34 m) diameter circular crib stands in 32 feet (9.8 m) of water and houses a 60-foot (18 m) diameter interior well connected to two new tunnels. The Dunne Crib is situated 50 feet ...

  7. Democrats project anti-Trump campaign messages onto his ... - AOL

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    The Democratic National Committee projected anti-Trump campaign slogans onto Trump Tower in Chicago on Sunday, one day before the Demo c ratic c onvention kicks off.. The messages include "Trump ...

  8. Raising of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    In January 1858, the first masonry building in Chicago to be thus raised—a four-story, 70-foot-long (21 m), 750-ton (680 metric tons) brick structure situated at the north-east corner of Randolph Street and Dearborn Street—was lifted on two hundred jackscrews to its new grade, which was 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) higher than the old one, “without the slightest injury to the building.” [9 ...

  9. File:Water Tower, Chicago, Illinois.jpg - Wikipedia

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    Date and time of data generation: 00:21, 15 July 2016: Lens focal length: 28 mm: Horizontal resolution: 240 dpi: Vertical resolution: 240 dpi: Software used: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh) File change date and time: 20:23, 10 August 2016: Exposure Program: Manual: Exif version: 2.3: Date and time of digitizing: 00:21, 15 July 2016 ...