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runoff 1. a. an extra race to decide the winner after a tie b. a contest or election held after a previous one has failed to produce a clear victory for any one person 2. that portion of rainfall that runs into streams as surface water rather than being absorbed into ground water or evaporating runoff [′rən‚ȯf] (hydrology) Surface streams that appear after precipitation. The flow of water in a stream, usually expressed in cubic feet per second; the net effect of storms, accumulation, transpiration, meltage, seepage, evaporation, and percolation. (mining engineering) Collapse of a coal pillar in a mine. 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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| We're building out, not up," warns Tedesco, "and that has consequences for run-off into Long Island Sound;" Ahmadinedjad pulled into second behind Rafsanjani by a very narrow margin in the first round of voting June 17, but caught everyone by surprise in the run-off, obtaining 62 percent of nearly 28 million votes cast. 1 gives me some momentum going into the runoff,'' said Gomez, who had hoped to get more than half the vote so he could bypass the November run-off. |
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