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endurance [in′du̇r·əns] (engineering) The time an aircraft, vehicle, or ship can continue operating under given conditions without refueling. Endurance See also Longevity. Atalanta feminine name denotes power of endurance. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 148] famous 26-mile race held annually for long-distance runners. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.] symbol of longevity and endurance. [Eastern Folklore and Plant Symbolism: Jobes, 301] prisoner persists through travails of Soviet camp. [Russ. Lit.: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich] able to cover a hundred miles in one day. [Medieval Animal Symbolism: White, 80–81] event combines swimming, bicycling, marathon run. [Pop. Cult.: Misc.] dance contest with endurance as chief factor. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 57–69] epitome of stoic endurance. [Gk. Myth.: Gayley, 10–15] one-legged toy survives multiple calamities; ultimately immolated. [Dan. Lit.: Andersen’s Fairy Tales] always creating new ways to stay alive through long war. [Am. Lit.: Catch-22] 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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| There was a sort of patient, humorous endurance in his expression which indicated that he would go to the stake if need be, but would keep on looking pleasant until he really had to begin squirming. "You underrate their powers of endurance," the official replied. For several miles Worson went on very well, at an easy gait, without apparent fatigue, for he had really great powers of endurance and was not sufficiently intoxicated to enfeeble them. |
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