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  • Trazegines, meaning, in the old language, 13 drowned, although many commentaries say that "gines" was supposed to mean in the twelfth century "nes," or, in full, the interpretation would be "13 born."

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • With the light came the maddening hum of Blaine's slo - trans en - gines, running at full capacity.

    Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997

  • He came down off of plane, ran on another hundred yards or so and cut the en - gines.

    Second Skin Lustbader, Eric 1995

  • He decided to rely upon his speedier en - gines to aid them rather than their powerful guns.

    Elric At The End of Time Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1984

  • En-gines snored steadily, shoving them past space-as op-posed to through it-at a rapid pace.

    The Black Hole Foster, Alan Dean 1979

  • As the others moved on, Booth remained standing by the quietly humming instruments monitoring the en-gines below.

    The Black Hole Foster, Alan Dean 1979

  • Page 113, Volume 2 energy which cannot be transformed into useful me - chanical work and is therefore lost or dissipated for all practical purposes — originated in early nine - teenth-century studies on the efficiency of steam en - gines.

    ENTROPY MAX JAMMER 1968

  • Further, it became apparent in the first two decades of the century that the economy of high pressure steam engines could be increased considerably above that of low pressure en gines.

    TECHNOLOGY D. S. L. CARDWELL 1968

  • Lt. Weir looked aghast and started calling, "Mac, Mac the en gines have stopped!"

    Above the Clouds at Thirty Below 1944

  • They grew up and thrived, and took the name of Trazegines, meaning, in the old language, 13 drowned, although many commentaries say that ` ` gines '' was supposed to mean in the twelfth century ` ` nes, '' or, in full, the interpretation would be ` ` 13 born. ''

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

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