Batter pile
a pile driven at an angle to the vertical.
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a former borough of London, England, now part of Wandsworth, on the Thames. an enameling technique in which designs are either painted or printed on a white ground fused onto a metal base. Contemporary Examples Another one in Dark Knight is when Batman is standing in front of the fire in Battersea Power Station. How […]
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the array of physical injuries exhibited by young children who have been beaten repeatedly or otherwise abused by their parents or guardians. battered child syndrome n. A combination of continuing, often serious physical injuries, such as bruises, scratches, hematomas, burns, or malnutrition, inflicted on a child through gross abuse usually by parents, guardians, or other […]
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the array of physical and psychological injuries exhibited by women (battered women or battered wives) who have been beaten repeatedly or otherwise abused by their partners or spouses. Contemporary Examples “I had talked the defense into portraying her act under the ‘battered woman syndrome,’” Speckhard recalls. Kristin Beck, the SEALs’ Warrior Princess Who Came Out […]