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notch
has definitions from the field of geography
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[ verb ] cut or make a notch into
Examples "notch the rope" Used in print (Hal Kelly, "Build Hotei"...)After notching it for the keelson , chines and battens , the half-inch plywood transom is secured to_it with glue and the same type nails . The frames are notched only for the keelson and the chines . If notched for the battens , they would require more work , be weakened and limber holes would have_to be bored so_that bilge water could flow through . |
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[ noun ] a depression scratched or carved into a surface
Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)So choosing a good tree , he clambered up into it , found a comfortable notch , and curled_up in it to sleep , like the tousled bear he was , with his hands across his chest , as though surfeited with honey . |
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[ noun ] a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
Examples "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver" Related terms |
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[ verb ] notch a surface to record something
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[ noun ] (geography) the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
Synonyms Examples "we got through the pass before it started to snow" Related terms location defile brenner_pass col saddleback khyber_pass Cumberland_Gap donner_pass range |
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[ noun ] a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
Examples "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver" Related terms |
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