Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of passing by.
- noun In coal-mining, a siding on which the tubs pass each other underground.
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Examples
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The Department for Transport admits that the "assumed pass-by noise level" of a train travelling at 350kph at 25m from the centre line of the track is 95 decibels.
High-speed link derails plans to sell – and a boy's place at school 2011
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The men and women in their soiled aprons were working class heroes, playing an appreciated role, feeding pass-by revolutionaries and slaking the thirst of the throng.
Archive 2009-05-16 philip j cunningham 2009
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The men and women in their soiled aprons were working class heroes, playing an appreciated role, feeding pass-by revolutionaries and slaking the thirst of the throng.
TO SERVE THE PEOPLE philip j cunningham 2009
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And if attacked by the enemy they would just sit and relax and let the carnage pass-by because the terrorists are only expressing their sentiments.
US Presidential Election and the Mob (noisy pro Dems crowd) Nomadicasian 2008
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During the first pass-by of the fanties, Jane Sagan discovers a large hole underneath one of the containers that forms the outside wall of the settler village; this is seemingly explained when Jane Sagan brings in a “yote” — a predator the size of a large dog — that was found later sniffing around that hole.
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On the walk, as were were just about to the bus station, we saw a number 18 pass-by.
Archive 2004-10-01 Eric Wiley 2004
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On the walk, as were were just about to the bus station, we saw a number 18 pass-by.
first visit to Sofia Eric Wiley 2004
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The archer stood steady in the stirrups and took aim, firing at the instant of the pass-by and shattering the plate into a cloud of rainbow confetti.
Turmoil and Triumph George P. Shultz 1993
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The archer stood steady in the stirrups and took aim, firing at the instant of the pass-by and shattering the plate into a cloud of rainbow confetti.
Turmoil and Triumph George P. Shultz 1993
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MS. MYERS: No. Q Since he's going to be in town Sunday morning now instead of in Jamestown, have you thought about him making a quick pass-by, fly-over -- (laughter) --
Am Press Briefing By Dee Dee Myers ITY National Archives 1993
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