The two spacecraft joined in a “soft dock” in which they touched but could not be locked together (New York Times).
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soft dock — soft dock, a joining of two spacecraft without a mechanical coupling: »The two spacecraft joined in a “soft dock” in which they touched but could not be locked together (New York Times). soft dock «SFT DOK», intransitive verb. to join orbiting… … Useful english dictionary
soft grass — Velvet Vel vet, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soft-shell clam — Long Long, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125. Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.] 1. Drawn … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Soft-shelled crabs — Crab Crab (kr[a^]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay — Single by Otis Redding from the album The Dock of the Bay B side Sweet Lorene (Volt issue) … Wikipedia
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Dixon of Dock Green — Jack Warner as Constable George Dixon Format Police procedural Created by Ted Willis Starring Ja … Wikipedia
Russia Dock Woodland — is a long narrow park in Rotherhithe, London, created by the infilling of one of the former Surrey Commercial Docks. The former Russia Dock was originally used for the importing of timber from Norway, Russia and Sweden. The soft wood, known as… … Wikipedia
Velvet dock — Velvet Vel vet, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pid|dock — «PIHD uhk», noun. any one of a group of bivalve mollusks with a long egg shaped shell, that burrow, as into clay, wood, or soft rock. ╂[origin uncertain; perhaps Old English puduc wart] … Useful english dictionary
