Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at palls.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Palls.

Examples

  • Palls around with terrorists (that statement put together with his middle name was a recipe for disaster)

    Ethics complaints still dog Palin 2009

  • Some years ago I read a 'Spec' article that detailed the torturous relationship between the homosexual movement and the 'Pet Palls' in California (think it was there).

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • Homosexuals are what you know and 'Pet Palls' are what you fear ...

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • Apparently, the homosexuals were 'split' by the overt recognition of 'Pet Palls' as allies in the 'battle to express love as you chose'.

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • "Palls isn't exactly the word," said Tuppence kindly.

    Partners In Crime Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 1984

  • He showed me some written orders, signed by General Saeken, the Commander of the Russian troops in Palls, and by Baron Brackenhausen, chief of the staff.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various

  • To enumerate all of them would take too much space, and be unnecessary, but some of them had an intense personal interest, and they recalled how the missing flag was accounted for when John appeared; the removal of their boat at the Palls of South River was explained; the discovery of the light beyond the West River really indicated the location of the savage village.

    The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages Roger Thompson Finlay

  • The International Waterways Commission, by unanimous report of both Sections, has said that to destroy the Palls would be a crime, and on this dictum I think they do not fear and need not fear contradiction from any source.

    Niagara Power and the Future of Ontario 1907

  • Before this time the ability to transmit electrical energy for long distances at high voltages had not been commercially demonstrated, but as soon as it was known to be both feasible and successful, the question of generating power at Niagara Palls for transmission to Toronto became a live topic.

    Niagara's Power: Past, Present, Prospective 1905

  • The Niagara Palls Park and River Railway had been promoted, constructed, and, for a short time, operated by a Canadian company, which finally sold out to the International Railway Company.

    Niagara's Power: Past, Present, Prospective 1905

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.