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theater of war |
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the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations |
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theatre of war |
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the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations |
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theater of operations |
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a region in which active military operations are in progress |
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theatre of operations |
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a region in which active military operations are in progress |
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terra incognita |
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an unknown and unexplored region |
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touchline |
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either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby |
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transshipment center |
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a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties |
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tank farm |
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an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks |
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treaty port |
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a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty |
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target area |
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the location of the target that is to be hit |
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tax haven |
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a country or independent region where taxes are low |
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teeing ground |
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the starting place for each hole on a golf course |
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toxic site |
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a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up |
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toxic waste area |
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a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up |
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terreplein |
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level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart |
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testing ground |
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a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation |
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theme park |
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an amusement park developed around a specific theme |
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three-mile limit |
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the limit of a nation's territorial waters |
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top side |
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the highest or uppermost side of anything |
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topographic point |
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region |
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tropical zone |
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the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
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tropics |
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the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
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toll plaza |
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an area where toll booths are located |
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terrain |
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a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential |
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trust territory |
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a dependent country |
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tidal zone |
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an area subject to tidal action |
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time zone |
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any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used |
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transit zone |
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a six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean |
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tiltyard |
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an enclosed field used for jousting contests |
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tilt yard |
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an enclosed field used for jousting contests |
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township |
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an administrative division of a county |
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tau-plus particle |
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an antilepton of very great mass |
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Thanatos |
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(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die |
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trichotillomania |
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an irresistible urge to pull out your own hair |
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timberland |
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land that is covered with trees and shrubs |
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tilth |
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arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops |
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tilth |
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the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth |
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trichobezoar |
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a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal, especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur |
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thundercloud |
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a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity |
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thermal spring |
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a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above |
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terra firma |
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the solid part of the earth's surface |
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transmission mechanism |
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any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being |
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tree farm |
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a forest or part of a forest where trees are grown for commercial use |
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tropopause |
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the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere |
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troposphere |
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the lowest atmospheric layer |
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tundra |
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a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen |
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tableland |
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a relatively flat highland |
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twinkler |
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an object that emits or reflects light in an intermittent flickering manner |
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tarn |
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a mountain lake, especially one formed by glaciers |
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tar pit |
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a natural accumulation of bitumens at the surface of the earth |