ditch

  • 61Ditch, Battle of the — ▪ Islamic history (AD 627) , Arabic  Al Khandaq (The Ditch)        an early Muslim victory that ultimately forced the Meccans to recognize the political and religious strength of the Muslim community in Medina.       A Meccan army of 3,000 men… …

    Universalium

  • 62Ditch Side —    The Town Ditch, in Farringdon Ward Within ; the east side was included in Blackfriars precinct (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 194).    See Town Ditch …

    Dictionary of London

  • 63ditch rider — noun : a person who patrols and inspects irrigation systems and distributes water to farmers * * * ditch rider, U.S. a person who takes care of an irrigation system, keeping it in good repair, checking the water level, adjusting the gates, etc:… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 64Ditch stonecrop — Stonecrop Stone crop , n. [AS. st[=a]ncropp.] 1. A sort of tree. [Obs.] Mortimer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Any low succulent plant of the genus {Sedum}, esp. {Sedum acre}, which is common on bare rocks in Europe, and is spreading in parts of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 65ditch day — noun a) A day on which a group of students, generally the senior class, leaves the campus and its responsibilities for a day. Ditch Day is tomorrow, frosh. b) A tradition in which Caltech seniors leave the campus for the day and underclassmen… …

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  • 66ditch him — leave him, lose him, give him the slip    I tried to ditch him at the mall but he held on to my hand …

    English idioms

  • 67ditch millet — grublėtoji ašaruolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos grūdinis, maistinis, pašarinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Paspalum scrobiculatum), paplitęs Afrikoje, Australijoje ir Azijoje; jo grūdai naudojami maistui. atitikmenys:… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 68ditch reed — paprastoji nendrė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Phragmites australis), paplitęs visame pasaulyje. atitikmenys: lot. Phragmites australis angl. common grass; common reed; ditch reed; giant reed;… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 69ditch-moss — elodėja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Vandeplūkinių (Hydrocharitaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Elodea). atitikmenys: lot. Elodea angl. ditch moss; pondweed; waterweed vok. Wasserpest rus. элодея lenk. moczarka …

    Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • 70ditch drainage — atvirasis drenažas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Dirvožemio gerinimo priemonė, kai sausinamos drėgnos vietos ir nuolatinis ar periodinis drėgmės perteklius šalinamas grioviais. atitikmenys: angl. ditch drainage vok.… …

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