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shelf

1. a projecting layer of ice, rock, etc., on land or in the sea
2. Archery the part of the hand on which an arrow rests when the bow is grasped
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shelf

[shelf]
(geology)
Solid rock beneath alluvial deposits.
A flat, projecting ledge of rock.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

shelf

1. A flat surface mounted horizontally, used to support or store objects.
2. Any projecting, flat, near-horizontal surface, such as a ledge of rock.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

shelf

A public library of classes for the Eiffel language.
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"Satellite images of the changes in the ice shelf have been shared online and there has been much speculation about the cause of this movement and the impact the iceberg will have when it breaks away.
Prior observations have shown that Antarctic ice shelves can collapse suddenly and without obvious warning signs, which happened when the Larsen B ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula abruptly collapsed in 2002.
Marthaline Sando, a 45 - year - old marketer at the Redlight Market in Paynesville, she is one of the marketers that started selling coconut shelf for several years now.
In this study, a testbed was established for evaluating the performance of the light shelf using a width-adjustable reflector; the testbed had a width of 4.9 m, a depth of 6.6 m, and a height of 2.5 m, as shown in Table 3.
According to the company, it has filed this base shelf prospectus and corresponding shelf registration statement to maintain financial flexibility, but has no immediate intentions to undertake an offering.
Without compromising on shelf life, convenience and package integrity, shelf-ready packaging offers opportunities for sustainability.
The Larsen Ice Shelf is a long ice shelf divided into three parts, floating along the northwest of Weddell Sea, and continuing along the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
A planogram, in its simplest form, is an image of a category shelf set that includes fixture types and products that are specific to a category.
Shelf liners are dorm necessities that aren't often thought about, however the college student will not want to be without these handy, cheap college supplies.
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