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121four-on-the-floor — /ˌfɔr ɒn ðə ˈflɔ/ (say .fawr on dhuh flaw) noun Colloquial a gearstick situated on the floor of a motor vehicle with four forward gears (opposed to a column shift) …
122no scraps hit the floor — Competitors will immediately replace firms which make mistakes. ► “There is so much competition out there that no scraps will hit the floor.” (Jami Martin, USC Corp., 1995) …
123Floor crossing (South Africa) — Floor crossing in South Africa is a controversial system under which Members of Parliament, Members of Provincial Legislatures and Local Government councillors may change political party (or form a new party) and take their seats with them when… …
124The Vatican — The Vatican † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican This subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Introduction; II. Architectural History of the Vatican Palace; III. Description of the Palace; IV. Description of the… …
125The Thirteenth Floor (comic strip) — The Thirteenth Floor was a story originally published in the British horror comic Scream! from March 24 1984, and also in Eagle when Scream! was absorbed into it. It was written by Ian Holland , a combined pseudonym of Alan Grant and John Wagner …
126Floor Area Ratio — The Floor Area Ratio (FAR) or Floor Space Index (FSI) is the ratio of the total floor area of buildings on a certain location to the size of the land of that location, or the limit imposed on such a ratio.The Floor Area Ratio is the total… …
127Floor (disambiguation) — Floor may refer to one of the following: In buildings: Floor, the lower surface of a room; and the supportive subfloor, the layer which structurally provides the strength and support for the flooring above commonly miscalled the floor . Storey, a …
128Floor — (fl[=o]r), n. [AS. fl[=o]r; akin to D. vloer, G. flur field, floor, entrance hall, Icel. fl[=o]r floor of a cow stall, cf. Ir. & Gael. lar floor, ground, earth, W. llawr, perh. akin to L. planus level. Cf. {Plain} smooth.] 1. The bottom or lower… …
