Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The second brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major, approximately 79 light years from Earth. It is one of the seven stars that form the Big Dipper and aligns with Dubhe to point to Polaris.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Chandra Asri operates a cracker—equipment used in the process of refining crude oil into other products—in Merak, West Java, that can process 520,000 metric tons, or 3.8 million barrels, per year of oil.
Malaysia, Singapore Deals Show Region's Draw P.R. Venkat 2011
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Chandra Asri, Indonesia's sole cracker operator, operates a 520,000 metric tons per year cracker at Merak, West Java
Temasek Seeks Chandra Asri Stake Sale P.R. Venkat 2011
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At least 11 people were killed as the fire broke out soon after the ferry left Merak port on Java island for neighbouring Sumatra
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Bambang Ervan, a spokesman for the Transportation Ministry, said the fire broke out at around 3am, soon after the ferry left Merak port on Java island for neighbouring Sumatra.
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Ferry fire survivors prepare to disembark a rescue ship upon arrival at a port in Merak, Banten province, Indonesia Photograph: AP
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We've made it clear that - publicly, as I have - that we would want the people on the boat in Merak to voluntarily embark from the boat to enable processing to occur.
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We're one of a number of countries in our region, and generally, who perform that role, but the most important starting point for the people on the Merak boat is to come off the boat so that the usual processes can commence.
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The Merak boat that you referred to, for example, was intercepted by Indonesian authorities in Indonesian waters.
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Minister, has made it clear that he wants to see the people on the boat in Merak, disembark the boat of their own volition, peacefully, and civilly.
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I would expect from time to time Ambassador Woolcott has discussed the Merak boat.
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