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Wedge-shaped gallery grave — A wedge shaped gallery grave or wedge tomb is a type of Irish chamber tomb. They are so named because the burial chamber itself narrows at one end (usually decreasing both in height and width from west to east), producing a wedge shape in plan.… … Wikipedia
Wedge Mountain — Infobox Mountain Name = Wedge Mountain Photo = Wedgemount lake.jpg Caption = Wedge Mountain from the north, with Wedgemount lake in the foreground. The hut and lake outlet are out of frame to the right. Elevation = convert|2892|m|ft|0 Location =… … Wikipedia
wedge combustion chamber — A combustion chamber using a wedge shape. It is quite efficient and lends itself to mass production and as a result is widely used. The valve is in the longer sloping surface and the spark plug in the shorter; the tapered part of the wedge forms… … Dictionary of automotive terms
wedge´like´ — wedge «wehj», noun, verb, wedged, wedg|ing. –n. 1. a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used especially in splitting and separating. It is one of the simple machines. 2. a) something shaped like a… … Useful english dictionary
Wedge-shaped — a. 1. Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Broad and truncate at the summit, and tapering down to the base; as, a wedge shaped leaf. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wedge — wedgelike, adj. /wej/, n., v., wedged, wedging. n. 1. a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer. Cf.… … Universalium
wedge — /wɛdʒ / (say wej) noun 1. a device (one of the so called simple machines) consisting of a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle. 2. a piece of anything of this shape: a wedge of pie; a cheese wedge. 3.… …
wedge — [[t]wɛdʒ[/t]] n. v. wedged, wedg•ing 1) a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force Compare machine 2), b) 2) a piece of… … From formal English to slang
Wedge — The term wedge can refer to any of the following things:Physical Objects: * Wedge (mechanical device), a simple machine used to separate two objects, or portions of objects, through the application of force * Wedge (golf), a specialized type of… … Wikipedia
Wedge (border) — The Wedge in red. The Wedge (or Delaware Wedge) is a small tract of land along the borders of Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Ownership of the land was disputed until 1921; it is now recognized as part of Delaware. The tract was created… … Wikipedia
