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springing [ˈsprɪŋɪŋ] n (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the level where an arch or vault rises from a support Also called spring springing line springing point 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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| Misfortunes springing from ourselves are the hardest to bear. The machine immediately broke through the massive substructure upon which it was builded, and sank out of sight into the earth, the aeronaut springing out barely in time to save himself. One or two stiff gales and the springing of a leak are accidents which experienced navigators scarcely remember to record, and I shall be well content if nothing worse happen to us during our voyage. |
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