shorten a course

shorten a course
сократить дистанцию

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  • shorten — shorten, curtail, abbreviate, abridge, retrench can all mean to reduce in extent, especially by cutting. Shorten commonly implies reduction in length or duration {shorten a road by eliminating curves} {to shorten a visit} It is also often used of …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • shorten — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, dramatically, drastically, greatly, significantly ▪ The course has now been shortened considerably. ▪ slightly …   Collocations dictionary

  • Old Course Saco River — Origin Maine Basin countries United States The Old Course Saco River is a 21.9 mile long (35.2 km)[1] river in the town of Fryeburg in western Maine in the United States. It was the route of the Saco R …   Wikipedia

  • oxbow lake — Small lake located in a former meander loop of a river or stream channel. It is generally formed as a river cuts through a meander neck to shorten its course, blocks off the old channel, and then migrates away from the lake. If only one loop is… …   Universalium

  • Biological warfare — For the use of biological agents by terrorists, see bioterrorism. Weapons of mass destruction …   Wikipedia

  • Cholera — Classification and external resources Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae ICD 10 A …   Wikipedia

  • chute — Shoot Shoot, n. [F. chute. See {Chute}. Confused with shoot to let fly.] An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shoot — Shoot, n. [F. chute. See {Chute}. Confused with shoot to let fly.] An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shute — Shoot Shoot, n. [F. chute. See {Chute}. Confused with shoot to let fly.] An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To take a shoot — Shoot Shoot, n. [F. chute. See {Chute}. Confused with shoot to let fly.] An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 1960 New York air disaster — Infobox Aircraft accident name = United Airlines Flight 826 Trans World Airlines Flight 266 date = December 16, 1960 type = Mid air collision site = Brooklyn and Staten Island New York City, New York total fatalities = 134 (including 6 on ground) …   Wikipedia


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