Carriage-return
(on a typewriter) the key or mechanism that causes the next character typed to appear at the left margin and on a new line.
Computers. the symbol, command, or key (return) that causes the printer to be positioned or the cursor to be displayed at the left margin.
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wealthy patrons of a store, restaurant, theater, etc.; elite clientele. noun trade from the wealthy part of society
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a road or lane of a road for use by automobiles. Historical Examples North went down the carriageway, and Herbert reëntered the house. The Just and the Unjust Vaughan Kester A mile away was a wooden box-bridge with a carriageway on one side and the single track on the other. Harper’s Round Table, July 2, […]
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a knot or bend for joining the ends of two ropes. noun a knot used for joining two ropes or cables together
- Carrickfergus
noun a town in E Northern Ireland, in Carrickfergus district, Co Antrim; historic settlement of Scottish Protestants on Belfast Lough; Norman castle. Pop: 27 201 (2001) a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 37 659 (2001). Area: 83 sq km (32 sq miles) Historical Examples But carrickfergus had been reinforced, and the […]
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noun (nautical) either of a pair of strong posts used for supporting a windlass