United
[jʊ'naɪtɪd]
Definition
(adj.) characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; 'presented a united front' .
Typist: Remington--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Unite
(a.) Combined; joined; made one.
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- His first United States patent, No. 174,465, was granted March 7, 1876, and his second January 30, 1877, No. 186,787. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The same experienced union has the same effect on the mind, whether the united objects be motives, volitions and actions; or figure and motion. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- France is the traditional ally and friend of the United States. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Baldwin, a construction engineer, living in the United States, began to work on calculating machines in 1870. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In 1793 the total export of cotton from the United States was less than ten thousand bales, but by 1860 the export was four million bales. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- It was as if they met in exile, and united their solitary forces against all the world. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- England's course towards the United States during the rebellion exasperated the people of this country very much against the mother country. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The coinage of the United States mints since the organization of the government has amounted to nearly 6,000,000,000 pieces, valued at over $4,000,000,000. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The amount of petroleum produced in the United States in 1896 was 60,960,361 barrels, the largest yield on record. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Nearly 5,000 United States patents have been granted in the class of weaving. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This was patented in the United States June 2, 1863, No. 38,789, and in Great Britain, No. 900, of 1864. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Here for the first time the United States had real subject populations to deal with. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Holly converter, covered by United States patents No. 86,303, and No. 86,304, January 26, 1869, represented one of the most important American developments of the Bessemer converter. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He then laid a telegraph from Washington to Baltimore under the auspices of the United States Government, which after long hesitation appropriated $30,000 for the purpose. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- See United States patents No. 429,467 and 429,468, June 3, 1890, and No. 500,411, June 27, 1893. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- That the United States has from the beginning far outstripped the rest of the civilized world in the growth of the telephone is shown by comparison. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is wonderful how art and ingenuity united about thirty years ago to produce attractive _wall papers_. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Torpedo boats of this type have been acquired by, and now form a part of, the United States Navy. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- All battleships in the United States Navy are now fitted with the gyroscopic compass. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- By 1872 two hundred and ninety-nine Fourdrinier machines were running in the United States alone. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Near the close of the short session of Congress of 1844-5, the bill for the annexation of Texas to the United States was passed. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Many tons of pins are made in the United States weekly, and it is said that 20,000,000 pins a day are required to meet the demand. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The telephone wire mileage in the United States is over 22,000,000 miles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The hostility of England to the United States during our rebellion was not so much real as it was apparent. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Tesla in the United States, Branly and Ducretet in France, Righi in Italy, the Russian savant, Popoff, and Professor Lodge, of England, have all made contributions to this art. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- But we were nominated at the same time for the United States service, and both our commissions bore date May 17th, 1861. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Tainter, who in 1886 patented in the United States means of cutting or engraving the sound waves in a solid body. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The latest type of super-dreadnaught for the United States Navy, with a displacement of 27,500 tons and engines of 28,000 horse-power. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Ford's was the principal woollen-draper, linen-draper, and haberdasher's shop united; the shop first in size and fashion in the place. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Rifled cannon were first employed in actual service in Louis Napoleon’s Italian campaign of 1859, and were first introduced in the United States service by General James in 1861. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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