Definitions
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- proper noun An
English surname . - proper noun An unincorporated community in the
census -designated place of McLean in Fairfax County,Virginia ,United States . - proper noun A
metronym for the Central Intelligence Agency, whoseheadquarters is located in Langley,Virginia . - proper noun A district municipality in
southwestern British Columbia ,Canada . - proper noun A
town inEngland . - proper noun A
lunar crater located close to thenorthwestern limb of the Moon.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun unit of solar radiation
- noun United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906)
Etymologies
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Examples
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LANGLEY (NEWS1130) - Langley RCMP say they have identified the truck -- and possibly the driver -- responsible for a hit-and-run on Monday which left a homeless man dead.
News1130.com 2009
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LANGLEY (NEWS1130) - Three men were arrested and released following a jewelry store robbery at Willowbrook Mall in Langley last night.
News1130.com 2008
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LANGLEY (NEWS1130) - RCMP in Langley have seized nearly 2,000 pounds of marijuana after a drug bust Tuesday at a rural property on 240th Street.
News1130.com 2008
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LANGLEY (NEWS1130) - The RCMP's Border Integrity Unit is in Langley this afternoon investigating a possible fraud ring.
News1130.com 2008
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LANGLEY (NEWS1130) - There are still many unanswered questions into yesterday's deadly accident at a mushroom farm in Langley.
News1130.com 2008
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LANGLEY, B.C. - The common-law wife of a man who died after crashing through the window of a Langley home and being jolted by an RCMP Taser is facing a charge of armed robbery.
Macleans.ca 2008
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LANGLEY (NEWS1130) - An explosives unit will be in a Langley townhouse unit for the rest of the day, investigating an explosion which injured a 39-year-old man this morning.
News1130.com 2008
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LANGLEY (NEWS1130) - Firefighters in Langley have let a barn fire burn itself out.
News1130.com 2008
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LANGLEY (NEWS1130) - Langley RCMP say a drive by shooting in their city last night was more then likely a case of mistaken identity.
News1130.com 2008
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The wikipedia entry cited above points out that the CIA HQ in Langley is named after GHWB even though officially he was only employed as its director (supposedly with no past intel background) for 10 days less than a year during the caretaker presidency of Gerald Ford!
Balkinization 2006
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