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• Asw

  -ssociation of scientific workers. contemporary examples antisubmarine warfare (asw) has not stagnated, but it shows signs of disarray. tomorrow’s stealthy subs could sink america’s navy bill sweetman may 11, 2014 asw -ssets and crews have been diverted to reconnaissance missions in overland and littoral wars. tomorrow’s stealthy subs could sink america’s navy bill sweetman may […]

• Aswan dam

  aswan dam aswan dam [(as-wahn, as-wahn)] dam just south of aswan, a city in southern egypt, on the nile river. one of the world’s largest dams. note: the united states and britain withdrew financial aid for the dam’s construction in 1956, after which the soviet union took over much of the financing.

• Aswan high dam

  noun a dam on the nile forming a reservoir (lake n-sser) extending 480 km (300 miles) from the first to the third cataracts: opened in 1971, it was built 6 km (4 miles) upstream from the old aswan dam (built in 1902 and twice raised). height of dam: 109 m (365 ft)

• Aswarm

  filled, as by objects, organisms, etc., especially in motion; teeming (usually used predicatively): the garden was aswarm with bees; a night sky aswarm with stars. historical examples it was noon, and as they emerged from the dark hallway which led into the main street to the north, the sidewalks were aswarm. the rich little poor […]

• Aswirl

  moving in a pattern or motion: dancers aswirl to the waltz music.

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