Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A structure, such as a house, with steeply angled sides that meet at the top in the shape of the letter A.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The A-shaped support for the cylinder-beam and cross-head guides of a vertical engine; the housing.
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Examples
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An A-frame building with large glass windows and empty flower boxes.
Shawn Amos: Cookies & Milk: Scenes From a '70s Hollywood Childhood Shawn Amos 2011
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An A-frame building with large glass windows and empty flower boxes.
Shawn Amos: Cookies & Milk: Scenes From a '70s Hollywood Childhood Shawn Amos 2011
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It looked quaint in a way the other stucco, flat-roofed buildings on the block did not: The A-frame store at 7181 Sunset Boulevard belonged on Main Street.
Shawn Amos: Cookies & Milk: Scenes From a '70s Hollywood Childhood Shawn Amos 2011
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It looked quaint in a way the other stucco, flat-roofed buildings on the block did not: The A-frame store at 7181 Sunset Boulevard belonged on Main Street.
Shawn Amos: Cookies & Milk: Scenes From a '70s Hollywood Childhood Shawn Amos 2011
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An A-frame building with large glass windows and empty flower boxes.
Shawn Amos: Cookies & Milk: Scenes From a '70s Hollywood Childhood Shawn Amos 2011
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Not much will stop an A-frame, but they don't carry as well at longer range.
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There is a long list of suitable victims for a 180 grain A-frame or TSX out of a .308.
I'm looking into a Savage rifle, but can't decide between a 270 and a 308. 2009
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There is a long list of suitable victims for a 180 grain A-frame or TSX out of a .308.
I'm looking into a Savage rifle, but can't decide between a 270 and a 308. 2009
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Not much will stop an A-frame, but they don't carry as well at longer range.
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An A-frame building with large glass windows and empty flower boxes.
Shawn Amos: Cookies & Milk: Scenes From a '70s Hollywood Childhood Shawn Amos 2011
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