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name
One of numerous places in England:
A large village in Slough borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0179).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
One of numerous places in England:
A village in Sutton parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9471).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
One of numerous places in England:
A suburb in Heanor and Loscoe parish, south of Langley Mill, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4446).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
One of numerous places in England:
A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4434).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
One of numerous places in England:
A suburb of Middleton, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8507).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
One of numerous places in England:
A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4401).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
One of numerous places in England:
A hamlet and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2122).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
One of numerous places in England:
A village and civil parish in Maidstone district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ8051).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
One of numerous places in England:
A small village in Haydon parish, southern Northumberland, also known as Langley-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NY8261).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
One of numerous places in England:
A hamlet in Leafield parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3015).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
One of numerous places in England:
A hamlet in Wiveliscombe parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0828).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
One of numerous places in England:
A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1962).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
One of numerous places in England:
A suburb of Oldbury, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9988).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
One of numerous places in England:
A hamlet in Rogate parish, Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU8029).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Kentucky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A number of places in the United States:
The Central Intelligence Agency, whose headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, metonymically, uncountable
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A city on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A district municipality and city therein, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A locality in Mount Alexander Shire, central Victoria, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A lunar crater located close to the northwestern limb of the Moon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A habitational surname from Old English.
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noun
A unit of heat transmission in the CGS system of units. It is equivalent to 41,840 J/m2 in SI units. Symbol: Ly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Samuel Pierpoint Langley
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Broader terms: astronomer, uranologist, stargazer, inventor, discoverer, artificer
noun
unit of solar radiation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: unit of measurement, unit
History
From Old English lang (“long”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to long + -ley (“lea”).
Named in 1947 after Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906).
