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Deal, town (1991 pop. 26,311), Kent, SE England, on the Downs, an important passage for Channel shipping. It is a popular holiday resort. There is some boat building. Other industries include brush making, the production of plastics, and precision engineering. Deal was the reputed landing place of Julius Caesar in 55 B.C. and a later member of the Cinque Ports Cinque Ports (sĭngk) [O. Fr.,=five ports], name applied to an association of maritime towns in Sussex and Kent, SE England. ..... Click the link for more information. . Henry VIII had three castles built in the area: Deal Castle, Walmer Castle (seat of the lord warden of the Cinque Ports), and Sandown Castle (which has been washed away). From the 17th to the early 19th cent., Deal was an important supply and service center for ships anchored at the Downs. deal1 Cards a. the process of distributing the cards b. a player's turn to do this c. a single round in a card game deal2 1. a plank of softwood timber, such as fir or pine, or such planks collectively 2. the sawn wood of various coniferous trees, such as that from the Scots pine (red deal) or from the Norway Spruce (white deal) Deal a town in SE England, in Kent, on the English Channel: two 16th-century castles: tourism, light industries. Pop.: 96 670 (2003 est.) deal [dēl] (design engineering) A face on which numbers are registered by means of a pointer. A disk usually with a series of markings around its border, which can be turned to regulate the operation of a machine or electrical device. 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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