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  • 121slant height — noun 1. : the segment of a generating line of a right half cone lying between the vertex and the base 2. : the altitude of a side of a regular pyramid * * * Geom. (of a right circular cone) the distance from the vertex to any point on the… …

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  • 122slant of wind — a local or passing variation of the wind from its general direction; especially : such a variation favoring a sailing vessel …

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  • 123slant front — Furniture. a flap of a desk, sloping upward and inward to close the desk, and opening forward and downward to a horizontal position as a writing surface: a form of fall front …

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  • 124slant rhyme — Pros. rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours. Also called half rhyme, imperfect rhyme, near rhyme …

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  • 125Chrysler Slant-6 engine — This article is about the automobile engine. For the punk rock band, see Slant 6. Chrysler Slant Six (G, RG) Engine Manufacturer Chrysler Corporation Production 1959–2000 …

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  • 126A Certain Slant of Light — Infobox Single Name = A Certain Slant of Light Caption = Commercial CD Single, Australia Artist = The Tea Party from Album = Splendor Solis A side = A Certain Slant of Light (edit) , Winter Solstice , Save Me B side = Watching what the Rain Blows …

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  • 127The Slant — is the humor and satire magazine of Vanderbilt University. Founded in 2000, it is a member of Vanderbilt Student Communications. Originally published only online, The Slant publishes a new print edition nearly biweekly during the school year. The …

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  • 128Triumph Slant-4 engine — The Triumph Slant 4 is an engine developed by Triumph. According to Triumph historians Graham Robson and Richard Langworth in Triumph Cars, the complete story , the engine was developed in house by a design team led by Lewis Dawtry and Harry… …

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