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outburst [′au̇t‚bərst] (meteorology) Outflow from a convective event originating in cool descending air, often associated with a thunderstorm. (mining engineering) The sudden issue of gases, chiefly methane (sometimes accompanied by coal dust), from the working face of a coal mine. 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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| In the first moment of Pierre's outburst Anna Pavlovna, despite her social experience, was horror-struck. Even the magnificent outburst at the beginning of this book, in which the unhappy woman compares her heart to a dying moon, is prefaced by vague complaint: A fitting end, this, to a life of usefulness and crime - in a last outburst of an evil passion supremely satisfied on some wild night, perhaps, to the applauding clamour of wind and wave. |
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