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sinking

sinking

sinking <a sinking; sinkings> N

sinking
sinking
sinking
sinking GEOL
sinking GEOL
sinking GEOL
sinking ASTRON
sinking ASTRON
sinking ASTRON
sinking ASTRON
sinking GEOL
sinking ASTRON
sinking ASTRON
sinking (relations)
sinking (relations)
sinking (relations)

sinking

sinking ELEC
sinking ELEC

sinking N

sinking
sinking

shaft sinking MIN

sinking engine ELEC

sinking fund N

sinking fund

sinking head INDUST

sinking speed AVIAT

sinking fund account ECON

sink N (mechanical engineering)

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Ignorant of the trap, the pursuing creatures followed and were led right into the pit of sinking sand.
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When the claw was dropped onto an attacking ship the arm would swing upwards, lifting the ship out of the water and possibly sinking it.
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The plan advocated for reservations and set aside sinking funds for the new inner city freeway system.
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The launch had witnessed the sinking of the jolly-boat, before losing contact with the two cutters and the long-boat.
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Yet his intellectual pride prevented him sinking to the level of a mere tool.
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Offensive mines are placed in enemy waters, outside harbours and across important shipping routes with the aim of sinking both merchant and military vessels.
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The uplift seems to have been part of a regular cycle of megathrusts followed by gradual sinking.
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Because the ship's records were lost, the number who perished in the sinking is uncertain but is believed to be between 70 and 90.
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Sound: the thunk of meat hooks sinking into rotting blubber.
www.thestar.com
It boasted a free-standing claw-foot bath as well as a rooftop terrace complete with hammock and swing seat -- perfect for sinking into a good book.
www.standard.co.uk

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