Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The descending mountain-wind blowing toward Lake Geneva during the night, but rarely reaching the surface of the lake. Analogous winds are experienced on the shores of the deep-lying finger-lakes of New York State.

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Examples

  • Photography, Flickr by sexinart joran van der sloot - Grungey, in the moment, cool.

    Sex in Art » joran van der sloot 2010

  • Photography, Flickr by sexinart joran van der sloot - Grungey, in the moment, cool.

    Sex in Art » 2010 » January 2010

  • Reporter: It was april, authorities say, when joran van der sloot contacted the attorney for natalee holloway's mother beth, offering a deal.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2010

  • Sobotta Vs Wilks Fight Video Things ufc 115 liddell vs franklin, with live fight peter sobotta vs james wilks ricardo funch vs claude patrick pollo: joran van der sloot's first prison meal

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • Video Transcript: Now to the case of joran van der sloot, long a suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway in aruba and now the confessed killer of a woman in peru.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2010

  • You sound like it's so easy to close down schools AGAIN just f if you had received an email from unknown sender, just ignored it. its yes its a long journey via ferry from serasa to menumbok sabah crossin Jangan lupa bawa joran pancing untuk membuang boring 3-6 jam kali ah.

    Brudirect News1 Genevieve Tan 2009

  • Ketika semua orang berhemat akibat resesi ekonomi, sebagian klub bola justru jor-joran beli pemain.

    sekadarblog 2009

  • This is very cool, thanks for sharing. @joran, I don't see how code reviews are outdated in a TDD environment.

    random($foo) 2009

  • Mr. TYFTS tidak butuh promosi, dan tidak begitu jor-joran menawarkan bisnisnya ini.

    15june.com 2008

  • brianbeutler: sad we've fallen so far out of touch with joran van der sloot. thanks for nothing, midterms.

    HUFFPOST HILL - OCTOBER 29TH, 2010 The Huffington Post News Team 2010

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  • One for the listers of names of the winds of the world.

    December 29, 2012