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Значения термина whittle (whittling) на английском

каталонский
frank whittle
испанский
frank whittle

English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)

frank whittle

Cut small bits or pare shavings from.

Синонимы
Examples for "Frank Whittle"
Examples for "Frank Whittle"
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The world's first jet engine was developed by Frank Whittle from 1930.
The Irish Times
2
The government might herald Silicon Roundabout, but the next Frank Whittle won't be found in Shoreditch.
The Guardian
3
Tells about fan jets, invented by Sir Frank Whittle, which can handle larger masses of air than normal jet engines.
The new yorker
Использование термина whittling на английском
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Mother was in the kitchen; Father at the front door, aimlessly whittling.
The Innocents: A Story for Lovers
2
Two little boys sat on the fence whittling arrows one fine day.
The Louisa Alcott Reader: a Supplementary Reader for the Fourth ...
3
Because he said so; before he wouldn't say anything, and began whittling.
The Debtor: A Novel
4
And we whittle them down, with David doing most of the whittling.
The new yorker
5
He'd nearly sliced off one of his fingers whittling her a cat.
The Bone Doll's Twin
6
He holds a wooden stick, which he is whittling with a jackknife.
Entertainments for Home, Church and School
7
All the time you're whittling your conscience away-ifever you had any.
A Millionaire of Yesterday
8
Y'all don't cut yourselves. They nodded, bent low over their whittling again.
The devil's bones: a body farm novel
9
Critics say that Xi has been whittling away Bo's power base ever since.
The Guardian
10
But Olof sits deep in thought, whittling at the handle of a spade.
The Song of the Blood-Red Flower
11
It will take careful whittling and shaping, and that will take some time.
The Plains of Passage
12
The Celebrity was seated on the beach, and he was whittling.
The Celebrity, Volume 04
13
Many of them carried sharp pocket knives, and passed their time in whittling.
Stories of American Life and Adventure
14
The General, still whittling his pine stick, began to stare curiously at them.
Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond
15
This means multiple management fees, insurance premiums and paperwork whittling down super balances.
News.com.au
16
Mr. Poynter perversely went on whittling out the hollow of his wildwood pipe.
Diane of the Green Van
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Translations for whittling
каталонский
frank whittle
испанский
frank whittle
Whittling через время
Whittling в диалектах
Великобритания
Частое
Соединенные Штаты Америки
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