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(Encyclopedia)Dariel, pass, Georgia: see Daryal. ...Franconia Mountains
(Encyclopedia)Franconia Mountains frăngkōˈnēə [key], range in the White Mts., N N.H., rising to 5,249 ft (1,600 m) at Mt. Lafayette; part of White Mts. National Forest. Franconia Notch, a scenic, narrow pass (...Teton Range
(Encyclopedia)Teton Range, part of the Rocky Mts., NW Wyo. and SE Idaho, just S of Yellowstone National Park. The highest peaks are within Grand Teton National Park, with Grand Teton (13,747 ft/4,190 m) the highest...Iberian Gates
(Encyclopedia)Iberian Gates, pass, Georgia: see Daryal. ...Little Saint Bernard
(Encyclopedia)Little Saint Bernard, pass: see Saint Bernard. ...Great Saint Bernard
(Encyclopedia)Great Saint Bernard, pass: see Saint Bernard. ...euchre
(Encyclopedia)euchre yo͞oˈkər [key], card game, played usually by four persons (two sets of partners). The game originated among the Amish and was a popular card game in America in the late 19th cent. The pack h...Lambeau, Earl Louis
(Encyclopedia)Lambeau, Earl Louis, 1898–1965, American football coach and player, b. Green Bay, Wis. “Curly” Lambeau briefly attended Notre Dame, where he played for Knute Rockne, but illness forced his retur...skin patch
(Encyclopedia)skin patch, transdermal patch, or transdermal delivery system, adhesive patch used to deliver a controlled dose of a drug through the skin over a period of time. A skin patch uses a special membrane ...Maaleh-acrabbim
(Encyclopedia)Maaleh-acrabbim māˈəlē-ăkrăbˈĭm [key], in the Bible, pass, S of the Dead Sea, called also “the ascent of Akrabbim.” ...Browse by Subject
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