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fall 1. Machinery nautical the end of a tackle to which power is applied to hoist it 2. Nautical one of the lines of a davit for holding, lowering, or raising a boat 3. Wrestling a scoring move, pinning both shoulders of one's opponent to the floor for a specified period 4. Hunting a. another word for deadfall b. (as modifier): a fall trap Fall the Theol Adam's sin of disobedience and the state of innate sinfulness ensuing from this for himself and all mankind fall [fȯl] (astronomy) Of a spacecraft or spatial body, to drop toward a spatial body under the influence of its gravity. (engineering) The minimum slope that is required to facilitate proper drainage of liquid inside a pipe. (mechanical engineering) The rope or chain of a hoisting tackle. (mining engineering) A mass of rock, coal, or ore which has fallen from the roof or side in any subterranean working or gallery. 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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To the true believer the answer was obvious: this world was created fair and full of goodness, only to fall afoul through the misdeeds of mankind. Insofar as this focus on cultural "reading" lets both Tan and Adams deal with serious issues yet not fall afoul of truth-and-authenticity arguments, it negotiates the minefield laid out in the first chapter. Software developers would have to prove to wary investors and the courts that their applications don't fall afoul of copyright's secondary liability rule. |
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