Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the shape of the capital letter U; in physical geography, said of valleys whose cross-profile resembles the letter U.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Phys. Geog.) Having the form of the letter U
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective shaped in the form of the letter U
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Examples
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Each u-shaped structure functions for specialized purposes, like sustainable food production, factories, or even residential space.
Sea-Based Vertical Farm Concept for eVolo Skyscraper Competition | Inhabitat 2010
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He showed me the distinctive u-shaped Jake's lure (with one end of the top of the u-shaped lure bent inward) as to what the fish were hitting.
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The u-shaped sections are placed in order to leave space between them so more light can reach the interior.
Sea-Based Vertical Farm Concept for eVolo Skyscraper Competition | Inhabitat 2010
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He showed me the distinctive u-shaped Jake's lure (with one end of the top of the u-shaped lure bent inward) as to what the fish were hitting.
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Another fifteen minutes up the road to Minatitlan, you come to a small u-shaped bridge (El Chicquerito, meaning “little pig pen”).
Walking the walk, talking the talk - Colima part 2 - the Sierras 2007
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I have a lot of experience nowadays with the simple, u-shaped pins that have been used in the middle ages and are still available today, thanks to the powers that be, but while the first one is always more or less agreeable, the second horn invariably droops.
Archive 2009-02-01 a stitch in time 2009
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Three years later, researching for our graduate theses, we “discovered” the site as one of the few Formative settlements of south-central Veracruz and in addition to having some of the few yokes — carved u-shaped stone belts worn in the ballgame — found in controlled excavations.
Introduction « Interactive Dig El Carrizal – Rescuing a Mesoamerican Site 2009
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I have a lot of experience nowadays with the simple, u-shaped pins that have been used in the middle ages and are still available today, thanks to the powers that be, but while the first one is always more or less agreeable, the second horn invariably droops.
Kruseler and Hairdos, Part III a stitch in time 2009
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Twenty students enter the nondescript, sixth floor classroom and take a seat around a u-shaped table.
Katherine Ryder: Master's Degree Meeting Market's Demand 2009
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Three years later, researching for our graduate theses, we “discovered” the site as one of the few Formative settlements of south-central Veracruz and in addition to having some of the few yokes — carved u-shaped stone belts worn in the ballgame — found in controlled excavations.
Introduction « Interactive Dig El Carrizal – Rescuing a Mesoamerican Site 2009
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