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rule-of-sixty — As per this rule, one unit of distance subtends an angle of one degree at a 60 units of distance. For example, a chord of 5 miles will subtend an angle of 5° at 60 miles and 21/2° at 120 miles. Also called the one in sixty rule … Aviation dictionary
Rule of St. Basil — Rule of St. Basil † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Rule of St. Basil I. Under the name of Basilians are included all the religious who follow the Rule of St. Basil. The monasteries of such religious have never possessed the hierarchical… … Catholic encyclopedia
One Meridian Plaza — in 1972 General information Status Demolished Type … Wikipedia
Sixty-six (game) — Infobox CardGame title =Sixty six image link = image caption = alt names = type = Trick taking players = 4, in partnerships ages = num cards = 24 deck = play = Clockwise card rank = A 10 K Q J 9 origin = related = Marjapussi, Bezique, Pinochle… … Wikipedia
Company rule in India — For usage, see British Empire in India Company rule in India Colony of the East India Company ↓ … Wikipedia
Criticisms of Communist party rule — This article only discusses criticisms that are specific to Communist states and not necessarily to other forms of socialism. See criticisms of socialism and criticisms of Marxism for discussions of literature and viewpoints objecting to… … Wikipedia
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Chain rule — Chain Chain (ch[=a]n), n. [F. cha[^i]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. {Catenate}.] 1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1 in 60 rule — The 1 in 60 rule is used in air navigation, and states that if a pilot has travelled sixty miles then an error in track of one mile is approximately a 1° error. It is based on the small angle approximation. In reality the error is 0.96° but this… … Wikipedia
To set one's cap for — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
