Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In fortification, sweeping or grazing.
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Soziale Netzwerke wachsen weiter rasant: Network Relations
As Facebook Nears 100M U.S. Visitors, Twitter Falls Further Behind In The Rear-View Mirror Leena Rao 2005
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Das Langspiel-Debüt wude dann nicht mehr so frenetisch bejubelt und die sinkende Begeisterungskurve setzte sich in den letzten zwei Jahren rasant fort.
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-- _Ibid. _, p. 202.] [373] [ "Le rempart en terre est prodigieusement élevé à cause de l'immense profondeur du fossé; il est cependant absolument rasant: il n'y a ni ouvrage avancé, ni chemin couvert."
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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