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floodplain

(Encyclopedia)floodplain, level land along the course of a river formed by the deposition of sediment during periodic floods. Floodplains contain such features as levees, backswamps, delta plains, and oxbow lakes. ...

Winslow, John Ancrum

(Encyclopedia)Winslow, John Ancrum, 1811–73, American naval officer, b. Wilmington, N.C. Appointed a midshipman in 1827, he served in the Mexican War and was commissioned commander in 1855. In the Civil War, Wins...

Spalding, Gilbert R.

(Encyclopedia)Spalding, Gilbert R., 1811?–1880, American showman, b. Albany co., N.Y. Known as “Doc” because he owned a drug and paint store in the early 1840s, he acquired a circus in the mid-1840s and in 18...

Missouri, state, United States

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Missouri mĭzo͝orˈē, –ə [key], one of the midwestern states of the United States. It is bordered by Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee, across the Mississippi River (E), Arkansas (S), Okla...

City College

(Encyclopedia)City College: see New York, City University of. ...

Hunter College

(Encyclopedia)Hunter College: see New York, City University of. ...

Lehman College

(Encyclopedia)Lehman College: see New York, City University of. ...

York College

(Encyclopedia)York College: see New York, City University of. ...

Brooklyn College

(Encyclopedia)Brooklyn College: see New York, City University of. ...

Baruch College

(Encyclopedia)Baruch College: see New York, City University of. ...