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SideAncient city, southwestern Anatolia. The most important port of ancient Pamphylia, it originally was situated on the Mediterranean Sea coast; it now lies inland. Though it was founded by Aeolian Greeks, a peculiar non-Greek language was spoken there. Alexander the Great occupied it (333 BC); the Seleucid king Antiochus III was defeated there by a Roman-led fleet in 190 BC. In the 1st century BC, Cilician pirates made it their chief slave market. The ruins include the remains of a colossal theatre, built on arches and considered one of the finest in Anatolia. side 1. Geometry a. any line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane geometric figure b. another name for face 2. either half of a human or animal body, esp the area around the waist, as divided by the median plane 3. Billiards snooker spin imparted to a ball by striking it off-centre with the cue side [sīd] (mathematics) One of the line segments that bound a polygon. One of the two rays that extend from the vertex of an angle. 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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Nordquist Abstract: An aviation tire including a pair of side walls, the side walls having an outer surface, a tread portion spanning a radial outer extremity of the side walls, and a rotating assembly formed on the side wall or the tread portion, the rotating assembly having an increased resistance to wind when located at a lowermost portion of the tire. On the Side is Harris's 10th cookbook, and she devotes every page to elevating side dishes into something to savor. With mint condition sixes on the side streets going for $1 million, and family apartments on West End hitting $2 million and more, these properties no longer offer an alternative to families priced out of Central Park West. |
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