Winning

Winning
Winning Win"ning, n. 1. The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition. [1913 Webster]

2. The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the plural. [1913 Webster]

Ye seek land and sea for your winnings. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

3. (Mining) (a) A new opening. (b) The portion of a coal field out for working. [1913 Webster]

{Winning headway} (Mining), an excavation for exploration, in post-and-stall working.

{Winning post}, the post, or goal, at the end of a race. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Winning — Winning. См. Извлечение. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • Winning — Winning, 1) Christian Ludwig von W., geb. 1736 zu Lichtenau in der Neumark, trat 1748 ins Berliner Cadettencorps, wohnte dem Siebenjährigen Kriege bei, wurde 1781 Major, 1790 Oberstlieutenant, 1791 Oberst, 1798 Generalmajor u. 1805… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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  • winning — adj *sweet, engaging, winsome, dulcet Analogous words: charming, alluring, captivating, enchanting, bewitch ing, attractive (see under ATTRACT vb) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • winning — ► ADJECTIVE 1) gaining, resulting in, or relating to victory. 2) attractive; endearing. ► NOUN (winnings) ▪ money won, especially by gambling. DERIVATIVES winningly adverb …   English terms dictionary

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