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(Encyclopedia) Goldsboro, city (2020 pop. 33,657), seat of Wayne co., E central N.C.; inc. 1847. Goldsboro is a marketplace for bright-leaf tobacco and…Ichihara
(Encyclopedia) Ichihara Ichihara ēchēˈhärä [key], city, Chiba prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. Part…Kaneohe Bay
(Encyclopedia) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on the east coast of Oahu, protected by coral reefs and dotted with islands. The shores of the bay are rimmed with ancient fishponds built by the Hawaiian chiefs.…Atsugi
(Encyclopedia) Atsugi Atsugi ätˌs&oomacr;ˈgē [key], city, Kanagawa prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Sagami River. It is an important communication,…Bunsen burner
(Encyclopedia) Bunsen burner, gas burner, commonly used in scientific laboratories, consisting essentially of a hollow tube which is fitted vertically around the flame and which has an opening at the…Bourne
(Encyclopedia) Bourne, town (2020 pop. 20,452), Barnstable co., SE Mass., crossed by Cape Cod Canal; settled 1627, inc. 1884. Bourne Bridge (1935),…book lung
(Encyclopedia) book lung, terrestrial respiratory organ characteristic of arachnids such as scorpions and primitive spiders. Each book lung consists of hollow flat plates. Air bathes the outer…Stymphalian birds
(Encyclopedia) Stymphalian birdsStymphalian birdsstĭmfāˈlēən [key], in Greek mythology, dangerous man-eating birds that infested the woods around Lake Stymphalus in Arcadia. As his fifth labor,…Santa Maria, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Santa Maria, city (1990 pop. 61,284), Santa Barbara co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; founded 1874 as Central City, renamed 1882, inc. 1905. A growing city, it has an economy…Panama City
(Encyclopedia) Panama City, city (1990 pop. 34,378), seat of Bay co., NW Fla., on St. Andrews Bay; inc. 1909. A Gulf Coast resort with amusement parks and excellent fishing, it is also a port of…Trending
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