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Look up: avenue

  1. avenue
    [n] - a wide street or thoroughfare 2. [n] - a line of approach
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. avenue
    any wide street or road in an urban area Category: Building industry
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Avenue
    Av'e·nue noun [ French avenue , from avenir to come to, Latin advenire . See Advene .] 1. A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may by reached; a way of approach or of exit. 'The ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/151

  4. avenue
    1. A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may by reached; a way of approach or of exit. 'The avenues leading to the city by land.' 'On every side were expanding new avenues of inquiry.' (Milman) ... 2. The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. avenue
    noun a line of approach; `they explored every avenue they could think of`; `it promises to open new avenues to understanding`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. avenue
    boulevard noun a wide street or thoroughfare
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Avenue
    • (n.) The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered. • (n.) A broad street; as, the Fifth Avenue in New York. • (n.) A way or opening for entrance into a place; ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. avenue
    avenue 1. A way of access or approach; a passage or path of entrance or exit. 2. The chief approach to a country-house, usually bordered by trees; hence, any broad roadway bordered or marked by trees or other objects at regular intervals. Sometimes it refers to the trees alone, with tacit disregard...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  9. Avenue
    [landscape] In landscaping, an avenue or allée is traditionally a straight route with a line of trees or large shrubs running along each, which is used, as its French source venir ("to come") indicates, to emphasize the "coming to," or arrival at a landscape or architectural feature. In mos...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_(lan

  10. Avenue
    [archaeology] British Archaeologists refine the general archaeological use of avenue to denote a long, parallel-sided strip of land, measuring up to about 30m in width, open at either end and with edges marked by stone or timber alignments and/or a low earth bank and ditch. The term is used ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_(arc

  11. avenue
    • a line of approach
    • a wide street or thoroughfare

    Found on

  12. Avenue
    [song] The song describes a woman nostalgically remembering a love affair from her youth, mostly through impressionistic and surreal imagery, with the refrain: "oh, how many years / is it now Maurice?". The chorus repeats the words "Young heart". The song is recorded with echo effects that m...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_(son

  13. Avenue
    [Charlotte] Avenue is a {convert|425|ft|m|0} tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 2007 and has 36 floors. Its construction began on May 17, 2005. It has {convert|6700|sqft|m2|-1} of retail space at street level. The average unit size of its 386 apartments is {con...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_(Cha

  14. Avenue
    [magazine] Avenue is a former Dutch glossy monthly magazine. In its original form it was established in 1965 and shut down in 1995. In 2001 publisher VNU restarted the magazine. It survived only four editions. In its first period the magazine was very influential. It attracted writers as cul...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_(mag



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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