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babbitt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | babbitt metal |
| Type of | alloy, metal |
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | line |
Examples of babbitt
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Babbitt made clear he's a fan of high-speed passenger trains-but not blindly so.
From the stltoday.com
Babbitt, who resigned from the FAA in December 2011, declined to be interviewed.
From the sfgate.com
Babbitt was one of 13 convicts that California executed between 1992 and 2006.
From the sacbee.com
Babbitt and her mother managed to survive Auschwitz and evacuation marches.
From the latimes.com
Babbitt is also a major player on Phil Collins'new Going Back album, released Tuesday.
From the tennessean.com
Babbitt last week became the first Democrat to form a full-fledged campaign committee.
From the time.com
Babbitt remembers the first Art on the Avenue fundraiser, held in an artist's warehouse.
From the chron.com
Babbitt attributed the decline to an effort begun in 2007 to improve safety on runways.
From the usatoday.com
Babbitt, who produced a preliminary round score of 19, managed only 14 in the final round.
From the dailynews.com
- Line with a Babbitt metal
- Babbitt metal: an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
- Babbitt, first published in 1922, is a novel by Sinclair Lewis. Largely a satire of American culture, society, and behavior, it critiques the vacuity of middle-class American life and its pressure on individuals toward conformity.
- A person who subscribes complacently to materialistic middle-class ideals
- A soft, white, non-ferrous alloy bearing material composed principally of copper, antimony, tin and lead.
