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  • 101Sting jet — A sting jet is a meteorological phenomenon which is believed to be the cause of the most damaging winds in European windstorms.Following reanalysis of the Great Storm of 1987, led by Professor Keith Browning at the University of Reading,… …

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  • 102Sting discography — Infobox Artist Discography Artist = Sting Caption = Studio = 8 Live = 4 Compilation = 3 Video = Music videos = Tribute = EP = 1 Singles = 43 B sides = Soundtrack = 4On this page you will find the complete discography of Sting. Over the years he… …

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  • 103Sting ray — Ray Ray, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. {Roach}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Rai[ae], including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc. (b) In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow tailed species,… …

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  • 104Sting (musical phrase) — A sting is a short musical phrase, primarily used in television shows and films as a form of punctuation for example at the end of a scene, or as a dramatic climax is imminent. It can be played on a variety of instruments and performed by a group …

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  • 105Sting of the Zygons — Doctorwhobook title=Sting of the Zygons series=New Series Adventures number=13 featuring=Tenth Doctor Martha Jones writer=Stephen Cole publisher=BBC Books isbn=ISBN 1 84607 225 5 date=April 2007 preceding=Made of Steel following=The Last Dodo|… …

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  • 106Sting (fixture) — In experimental fluid mechanics, a sting is a fixture on which models are mounted for testing, e.g., in a wind tunnel. A sting is usually a long shaft attaching to the downstream end of the model so that it does not disturb flow over the… …

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  • 107sting autotomy — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, enlarged barbs on the sting apparatus that remain at the sting site; autothysis …

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  • 108Sting-guns —    англ. ray луч, sting жало, gun ружье:    ஐ Арсенал НФ наполняют: короткое личное оружие в виде бластеров, излучателей, гармоничных пистолетов (разряд которых вызывает в материальных объектах резонансную вибрацию, что приводит к их разрушению) …

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  • 109Sting winkle — Winkle Win kle, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any periwinkle. Holland. (b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of {Fulgar} ({Fulgar canaliculata}, and {Fulgar carica}). [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 110sting apparatus — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In female Hymenoptera, the modified ovipositor of aculeates and many terebrantes, usually containing the venom gland and one accessory gland, the Dufour gland; others may sometimes be present: the Koshevnikov or Koshewnikow… …

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