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(Encyclopedia) elf, in Germanic mythology, a type of fairy. Usually represented as tiny people, elves are said to dwell in forests, in the sea, and in the air. Although they can be friendly to man,…Howe, Clarence Decatur
(Encyclopedia) Howe, Clarence DecaturHowe, Clarence Decaturhou [key], 1886–1960, Canadian civil engineer and cabinet minister, b. Waltham, Mass. He went to Canada in 1908 as professor of civil…Roswell
(Encyclopedia) RoswellRoswellrŏzˈwĕl [key], city (1990 pop. 44,654), seat of Chaves co., SE N.Mex., near the Pecos River; settled 1869 as a trading post, inc. 1903. It is the trade, marketing, and…resuscitator
(Encyclopedia) resuscitatorresuscitatorrĭsŭsˈĭtāˌtər [key], device used to revive a person whose normal breathing has been disrupted. Several types are in wide use. The automatic tank resuscitator…short takeoff and landing aircraft
(Encyclopedia) short takeoff and landing aircraft (STOL), heavier-than-air craft, capable of rising from and descending to the ground with only a short length of runway, but incapable of doing so…Fort Bliss
(Encyclopedia) Fort Bliss, U.S. army post, 1,122,500 acres (454,300 hectares), W Tex., E of El Paso; est. 1849 and named for Col. William Bliss, Gen. Zachary Taylor's adjutant in the Mexican War.…bellows
(Encyclopedia) bellows, expansible, gas-tight chamber used to pump or store a gas. One of the simplest and most familiar types of bellows is the manual one used for providing a forced draft to a fire…Yeager, Chuck
(Encyclopedia) Yeager, Chuck (Charles Elwood Yeager)Yeager, Chuckyāˈgər [key], 1923–2020, American aviator, b. Myra, W.Va. An ace fighter pilot during World War II, he was a military test pilot…tire
(Encyclopedia) tire, device made of rubber and fabric and attached to the outer rim of a vehicle wheel. Solid rubber tires were in limited use before 1850; they are still used in some special…diesel engine
(Encyclopedia) diesel engine, type of internal-combustion engine invented by the German engineer Rudolf Diesel and patented by him in 1892. Although his engine was designed to use coal dust as fuel,…Trending
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