Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which forces, drives, compels, or constrains.
- noun Specifically— In mech., a solid piston applied to a pump for the purpose of producing a constant stream, or of raising water to a greater height than it can be raised by the pressure of the atmosphere. See
pump . - noun In Cornish mining, a small pump worked by hand, used in sinking small simples or pits.
- noun A chest; a coffer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, forces or drives.
- noun The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.
- noun A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.
- noun A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc.
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Examples
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In the mean time, the only statistical link between A and GW as a forcer has been the HS.
WSJ: House Energy report on the "mutual admiration society" « Climate Audit 2006
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In that tradition, then, I have for your entertainment today a fake Paypal brute forcer, which is actually nothing more than a fake front-end, designed to be bound to the real payload which will hijack the wannabe Paypal cracker.
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Of course "we Were Soldiers" I was absolutelyamazed at Col Hal Moores insight and natural intuition that he used to keep so many men alive against a much larger forcer.
Currently I am rereading "With the old breed at Peleleu and Okinawa". 2009
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It is a short term "climate forcer" which means that we could make an instant impact on global warming -- this is crucial, the arctic is a key 'tipping point' for global warming.
James Thornton: The New Face of an Old Enemy James Thornton 2011
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Of course "we Were Soldiers" I was absolutelyamazed at Col Hal Moores insight and natural intuition that he used to keep so many men alive against a much larger forcer.
Currently I am rereading "With the old breed at Peleleu and Okinawa". 2009
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Another 3397 requests more discussion of solar activity as a climate forcer.
Archive 2010-04-01 EliRabett 2010
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Each of the pilotless jets carried an amazing mechanism called the landing forcer, an invention of Tom's.
I, TOO, DREAM.... 2010
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As he completed his turn for the new approach angle, the powerful landing forcer caught the plane in its electronic grip and rolled it violently away.
I, TOO, DREAM.... 2010
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"Otherwise, martyrdom operations will continue with a stronger forcer."
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Another 3397 requests more discussion of solar activity as a climate forcer.
Eli can retire: Part III - Svensmark circles the drain EliRabett 2010
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