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Meanings of ground in English
Reference point in an electrical circuit from which voltages are measure.
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Examples for "land"
Examples for "land"
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Demand to clear new land for farming therefore remains strong, he said.
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The government said the land was needed for public interest development projects.
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The Gulf state had not, however, discussed buying agricultural land, he said.
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The tool should help policymakers to plan future land use, she said.
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Problems over acquisition of land for nuclear power plants could delay projects.
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Our police investigation into this serious crime on Malaysian soil will continue.
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Cadmium presence in soil is considered a significant threat to human health.
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Ten years of water seepage has a way of obliterating soil differences.
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She fully expects another terror attack on American soil in the future.
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They play an indispensable part in the vital cycle of the soil.
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How long could they last with no dry land to rest on?
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Nothing yet indicated the proximity of dry land, even in this direction.
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Pulling it out upon dry land, he wrapped it in his blanket.
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The march of the canoes on dry land is a curious sight.
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He slashed again and I was forced to jump onto dry land.
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Maybe the earth was solid ground after all; of course it was.
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Well, landing on solid ground is less risky than landing at sea.
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Once on solid ground, many passengers still had a lengthy journey ahead.
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In Texas, Rosenblum pointed out, the employment market is on solid ground.
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In Miami-Dade County, researchers are working to keep history on solid ground.
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At 10 o'clock the soldiers were assembled on terra firma once more.
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Kind of weird to celebrate with fire, while our terra firma burns.
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However he argues that it is just as stunning back on terra firma.
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The weather is now good, and I have the army on terra firma.
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And partly because it's too large to construct on terra firma.
Catalan
primera mà The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface.
Portuguese
base Spanish
cimentación Usage of ground in English
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Russian state media said the talks proved the sides had common ground.
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Exporters were likely to lose ground as a result, market players said.
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Conditions should be similar to yesterday and it's really nice, good ground.
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The ground has shifted quite dramatically on the question in recent years.
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And what we call 'the ground game' is quite expensive, he said.
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Rajapaksa this week said the ground war could be over in days.
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The ground is currently described as good, good to soft in places.
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Most sectors in China lost ground, with information technology leading the decline.
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The Transport Workers Union represents seven groups of ground workers at American.
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I think we only used a ground strike ten times last week.
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The New York market managed to regain some ground in late trading.
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Furthermore it renders aviation services, technical support and ground handling aircraft services.
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Enlighten's founders have seen the reality of these conditions on the ground.
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However, the banking sector looked set to recover some ground on Tuesday.
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Verifying the situation on the ground is difficult because access is restricted.
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Three weeks ago, Globalstar began building ground stations in China and Canada.
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