Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any plant of the genus Ophrys. Also called
twayblade (which see).
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Examples
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Montlake Bridge, 1925, 344 feet long, double-leaf bascule bridge
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Fremont Bridge, 1917, 502 feet long, double-leaf bascule bridge
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University Bridge, 1919, 218 foot opening span, double-leaf bascule bridge
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I had put up my tent -- three feet high, seven feet long, and four feet wide -- by the side of the two double-leaf eighty pound tents of the Deputy Commissioner, but this official and his companions were far from pleased with this act of familiarity.
In the Forbidden Land Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894
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For me the jury is still out on nocturnal cyclists, waste disposal and double-leaf bascule spans just 30 feet up.
Forbes.com: News William P. Barrett 2011
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The Greenpoint Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf trunnion bascule drawbridge that crosses
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The Greenpoint Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf trunnion bascule drawbridge that crosses
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The Greenpoint Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf trunnion bascule drawbridge that crosses
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The certificates pertain to British Standard 476 (Part 22) and apply to single-leaf and double-leaf doors.
unknown title 2009
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Most mausoleums have central bronze double-leaf doors with family name carved in the stone above.
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