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English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
Fan district — The Fan is a district of Richmond, Virginia, so named because of the fan shape of the roads that extend west from Belvidere St., on the eastern edge of Monroe Park, westward to Boulevard. The Fan is one of the easterly points to the city s West… … Wikipedia
fan shaped — Synonyms and related words: centrifugal, delta shaped, deltalike, deltoid, divaricate, divaricating, divergent, diverging, fan shape, fanlike, fanned, fanning, flabelliform, flared, flaring, open, outspread, outstretched, palmate, palmated,… … Moby Thesaurus
fan — fan1 [fan] n. [ME fanne < OE fann < L vannus, basket for winnowing grain < IE base * wē , to blow, flutter > WIND2, WINNOW] 1. Historical a device for winnowing grain 2. any device or machine used to set up a current of air for… … English World dictionary
Fan — /fan, fahn/, n., pl. Fans, (esp. collectively) Fan. Fang. * * * I Rigid or folding handheld device used for cooling, air circulation, or ceremony or as a sartorial accessory throughout the world from ancient times. As evidenced by Egyptian… … Universalium
Fan palm — as a descriptive term can refer to any of several different kinds of palms in various genera with leaves that are palmately (rather than pinnately) compound. Among these genera are:* Borassus * Licuala * Rhapis * Rhapidophyllum * Sabal *… … Wikipedia
Fan Lau Fort — (Chinese: 分流炮台) is a fort in Fan Lau, the southwest corner of Lantau Island in Hong Kong.HistoryZheng He once travel Fan Lau. According to Macau Gazetteer, the fort was built in 1729 during 7th year of Yongzheng during Qing dynasty and one of two … Wikipedia
fan|tas´ti|cal|ness — fan|tas|tic «fan TAS tihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. very odd or queer; strange and wild in shape or manner; showing unrestrained fancy: »The firelight cast weird, fantastic shadows on the walls. Come and trip it, as you go, the light fantastic… … Useful english dictionary
fan|tas|tic — «fan TAS tihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. very odd or queer; strange and wild in shape or manner; showing unrestrained fancy: »The firelight cast weird, fantastic shadows on the walls. Come and trip it, as you go, the light fantastic toe (Milton) … Useful english dictionary
fan — fan1 fanlike, adj. fanner, n. /fan/, n., v., fanned, fanning. n. 1. any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces. 2. an implement of feathers, leaves, paper, cloth, etc., often in the… … Universalium
fan — [[t]fæ̱n[/t]] ♦♦ fans, fanning, fanned 1) N COUNT: usu n N, N of n If you are a fan of someone or something, especially a famous person or a sport, you like them very much and are very interested in them. If you re a Billy Crystal fan, you ll… … English dictionary
fan — 1. n. & v. n. 1 an apparatus, usu. with rotating blades, giving a current of air for ventilation etc. 2 a device, usu. folding and forming a semicircle when spread out, for agitating the air to cool oneself. 3 anything spread out like a fan, e.g … Useful english dictionary