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shed1 1. a small building or lean-to of light construction, used for storage, shelter, etc. 2. a large roofed structure, esp one with open sides, used for storage, repairing locomotives, sheepshearing, etc. 3. a large retail outlet in the style of a warehouse shed2 1. (in weaving) the space made by shedding 2. short for watershed shed Physics a former unit of nuclear cross section equal to 10--52 square metre shed [shed] (nuclear physics) A unit of cross section, used in studying collisions of nuclei and particles, equal to 10-24barn, or 10-48square centimeter. SHED [shed] (aerospace engineering) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Connecting these elements in a semicoherent way isn't impossible, but, as in There Is No Gardener, and He Is Invisible--an artfully composed pileup featuring a garden shed propped up by an ugly sculpture, drunken topiary on an orange lawn, and a pair of hands reaching out blindly for two bright-colored balls that might have fallen off another '60s painting--eventually you may feel there's no code to crack, just a roundabout of sly connotation. 2) Our experience of our surroundings is shaped and tempered by small things a door handle, bench, bus shelter, fountain, gazebo, garden shed, telephone kiosk apparently unimportant details, but if thoughtfully designed they add to the dignity and pleasure of daily life. The 18-year-old manufacturer of roof trusses, garden sheds, gazebos and stair stringers has plans to expand their production space yet again this fall, feeding off the white hot North American residential housing and home improvement market. |
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