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Concorde [ˈkɒnkɔːd ˈkɒŋ-] n
(Engineering / Aeronautics) the first commercial supersonic airliner. Of Anglo-French construction, it is capable of cruising at over 2160 km per hr (1200 mph) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He got up and walked across the Place de la Concorde and the Tuileries gardens to the Louvre. In the early morning he would rush out of the hotel and go to the Champs Elysees, and stand at the Place de la Concorde. There are four hundred over there at the end of the pont de la Concorde (so called because it leads to the scene of perpetual discord between the Right and Left of the Chamber); three hundred more at the end of the rue de Tournon. |
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