- antipollution measures
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English-Czech dictionary. 2013.
English-Czech dictionary. 2013.
Cuyahoga River — River, northeastern Ohio, U.S. It flows past Akron, where it drops into a deep valley and turns north, emptying into Lake Erie at Cleveland. It is navigable for lake freighters for only about 5 mi (8 km) of its total length of about 80 mi (130… … Universalium
global warming — an increase in the earth s average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. [1975 80] * * * Potential increase in global average surface temperatures resulting from… … Universalium
Black Sea — a sea between Europe and Asia, bordered by Turkey, Rumania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia, and the Russian Federation. 164,000 sq. mi. (424,760 sq. km). Also called Euxine Sea. Ancient, Pontus Euxinus. * * * Sea between Europe and Asia. Bordered by… … Universalium
civil engineering — the work or profession of a civil engineer. * * * Profession of designing and executing structural works that serve the general public, including bridges, canals, dams, harbors, lighthouses, roads, tunnels, and environmental works (e.g., water… … Universalium
Delhi — /del ee/, n. 1. a union territory in N India. 4,065,698; 574 sq. mi. (1487 sq. km). 2. Also called Old Delhi. a city in and the capital of this territory: former capital of the old Mogul Empire; administrative headquarters of British India 1912… … Universalium
Kyoto — /kee oh toh/; Japn. /kyaw taw/, n. a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: the capital of Japan A.D. 794 1868. 1,472,993. Also, Kioto. * * * City (pop., 2000 prelim.: 1,467,705), west central Honshu, Japan. It is situated northeast of Ōsaka. The… … Universalium
Nagano — /nah gah naw/, n. a city on central Honshu, in central Japan. 324,360. * * * ▪ Japan formerly Zenkōji city, Nagano ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It is the capital of the prefecture and is situated in the Nagano Basin. The city… … Universalium
London Docklands — ▪ area, London, United Kingdom also (formerly) called Port of London area along the River Thames (Thames, River) in London. It covers nearly 9 square miles (22 square km) of riverfront centred on the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham … Universalium
Merseburg — ▪ Germany city, Saxony Anhalt Land (state), eastern Germany. It lies on the left bank of the Saale River, just south of Halle. Founded about 800 as a frontier fortress against the Slavs, it was a favourite residence of the German kings… … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… … Universalium