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strip 1. short for airstrip 2. Philately a horizontal or vertical row of three or more unseparated postage stamps 3. NZ short for dosing strip strip [strip] (engineering) To remove insulation from a wire. To break or otherwise damage the threads of a nut or bolt. (materials) A long, narrow piece of rigid material of uniform width. (mining engineering) To remove coal, stone, or other material from a quarry or from a working that is near the surface of the earth. (ordnance) To dissassemble a piece of equipment, such as a gun, in order to clean, repair, or transport it. 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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| The only real difference was that while those girls from the Munchkin country had the blue strip in front of their skirts, those from the country of the Quadlings had the red strip in front; and those from the country of the Winkies had the yellow strip in front, and the Gillikin girls wore the purple strip in front. First there was a strip of light green silk, then a strip of dark green and then a strip of emerald green; for Oz had a fancy to make the balloon in different shades of the color about them. A long strip of wood fell to his ax--long enough to require cutting in two. |
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