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Solent, The

(Encyclopedia)Solent, The sōˈlənt [key], channel, c.30 mi (50 km) long and 3⁄4 to 5 mi (1.2–8 km) wide, between the Isle of Wight and Hampshire, S England. It serves as an anchorage for ships entering Southa...

Dalles, The

(Encyclopedia)Dalles, The, Oregon: see The Dalles. ...

Wash, The

(Encyclopedia)Wash, The, inlet of the North Sea, 20 mi (32 km) long and 15 mi (24 km) wide, between Lincolnshire and Norfolk, E England. It receives the Witham, Wellend, Nene, and Ouse rivers. It is mostly shallow ...

fall, the

(Encyclopedia)fall, the, i.e., the fall of man, in Christian thought: see original sin; grace. ...

Balance, The

(Encyclopedia)Balance, The, English name for Libra, a constellation; also called The Scales. ...

Transcendental Meditation

(Encyclopedia)Transcendental Meditation, service mark for a meditation technique and program founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and based on Vedic philosophy. Stressing natural meditation and the mental and physical ...

Owl and the Nightingale, The

(Encyclopedia)Owl and the Nightingale, The, Middle English poem written probably by Nicholas de Guildford of Dorsetshire about the beginning of the 13th cent. Written in 2,000 lines of octosyllabic couplets, it des...

Rand, the

(Encyclopedia)Rand, the: see Witwatersrand.

Rockies, the

(Encyclopedia)Rockies, the: see Rocky Mountains. ...

Skaw, the

(Encyclopedia)Skaw, the, Denmark: see Skagen.