- Fauld
- Fauld Fauld, n. The arch over the dam of a blast furnace; the tymp arch. [1913 Webster]
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fauld — /fawld/, n. Armor. a piece below the breastplate, composed of lames and corresponding to the culet in back. See diag. under armor. [var. of FOLD1] * * * … Universalium
fauld — noun a piece of armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips … Wiktionary
Fauld — ♦ Skirt of overlapping lames riveted to leather and protecting the wearer below the waist. (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 248) … Medieval glossary
fauld — [[t]fɔld[/t]] n. her plate armor of tasses worn below a breastplate • Etymology: var. of fold I … From formal English to slang
fauld — noun a piece of armor plate below the breastplate • Hypernyms: ↑armor plate, ↑armour plate, ↑armor plating, ↑plate armor, ↑plate armour • Part Holonyms: ↑body armor, ↑body armour, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
RAF Fauld Explosion — The RAF Fauld explosion was a military accident which occurred at 11:11am on Monday, 27 November 1944 at the RAF Fauld underground munitions storage depot.Between 3,450 and 3,930 tons (3,500 and 4,000 tonnes) of ordnance exploded mostly… … Wikipedia
Whinnie-Fauld — WHINNIE FAULD, a village, in the parish of Cruden, district of Ellon, county of Aberdeen, 2 miles (S. by E.) from the parish church; containing 107 inhabitants. This place, also called Finnyfold, is one of several small fishing villages on the … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Henry Classification System — The Henry Classification System is a long standing method by which fingerprints are sorted by physiological characteristics for one to many searching. Developed by Sir Edward Henry in the late 1800s for criminal investigations in British India,… … Wikipedia
RAF munitions storage during WWII — The logistics organizations of the Royal Air Force in World War II were No. 42 Group and RAF Maintenance Command. As a result of a serious shortage of funds during the inter war period and a weakness of policy the RAF was singularly ill equipped… … Wikipedia
Liste der größten nicht-atomaren Explosionen, die durch Menschenhand verursacht wurden — Diese Liste ist eine Aufstellung der größten nicht atomaren Explosionen, die durch Menschenhand verursacht wurden. Hierbei handelt es sich im Wesentlichen um Unfälle, kriegsbezogene Ereignisse, Zweck Sprengungen (z.B. von Hindernissen) sowie… … Deutsch Wikipedia
