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Brewer's: Rising in the Air
In the Middle Ages, persons believed that saints were sometimes elevated from the ground by religious ecstasy. St. Philip of Neri was sometimes raised to the height of several yards,…Major Air Pollutants
Air pollution is a real public health and environmental problem that can lead to-among other things-global warming, acid rain, and the deterioration of the ozone layer. This chart names some common…Big-Air Snowboarding
YearMen1997Peter Line1998Kevin Jones1999Peter Line2000Event discontinuedYearWomen1997Tina Dixon1998Janet Matthews1999Barrett Christy2000Event discontinuedBicycle StuntSummer X GamesMoto X…Brewer's: Air-brained
Giddy, heedless. This word is now generally spelt “hare-brained;” but, by ancient authors, hair-brained. In C. Thomson's Autobiography it is spelt “Air-brained,” which seems plausible.…Brewer's: Air-line
signifies (in the United States) the most direct and shortest possible route between two given places, as the Eastern and Western Air-line Railway. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…Brewer's: An Air-ship
A balloon. “Presently a north-easterly current of wind struck the air-ship, and it began to move with great velocity upon a horizontal line.” “Max Adeler: The Captain's MS.” Source:…Brewer's: Air-throne
Odin's throne in Gladsheim. His palace was in Asgard. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AirsAir-ship A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…Air Force One
Director: Wolfgang PetersenWriter: Andrew W. MarloweDirector of Photography:Michael BallhausEditor:Richard Francis-BruceMusic:Jerry GoldsmithProduction Designer:William SandellProducers:…Brewer's: Fixed Air
Carbonic dioxide gas. Dr. Black gave it this name, because carbonate of magnesia evolved by heat carbonic acid, that is, MgO. CO2 evolved CO2, thereby proving that CO2 (carbonic acid) is a…Brewer's: Empty as Air
(Ang.-Sax., aemtig.) “Dead men's cries to fill the empty air” Shakespeare: 2 Henry VI., v. 2 Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Empty Champagne BottlesEmpson…Trending
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