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Definition of Stanches
1. stanch [v] - See also: stanch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stanches
Literary usage of Stanches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Rivers and Canals: Relating to the Control and Improvement of by Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt (1882)
"stanches. Alteration of Channel. Cross Jetties. Longitudinal Jetties. Dredging Hard
Shoals. Easing Bends and Making Straight Cuts. Introduction of Locks and ..."
2. A Treatise on Rivers and Canals: Relating to the Control and Improvement of by Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt (1882)
"stanches. Alteration of Channel. Cross Jetties. Longitudinal Jetties. Dredging Hard
Shoals. Easing Bends and Making Straight Cuts. Introduction of Locks and ..."
3. The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering by David Stevenson (1872)
"... currents, and discharge—Works proposed for its improvement—Means used for
rendering the upper portions of small rivers navigable, by stanches, dams, ..."
4. A Dictionary for Primary Schools by Noah Webster (1838)
"... n. that which Stanch'-ing, ppr. stopping the from flowing. [stanches. flowing of
blood. Stanch'-ion, я. a small post. Stanch'-less, a. that cannot be ..."
5. Rivers and Canals: The Flow, Control, and Improvement of Rivers and the by Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt (1896)
"... Primitive Navigation; stanches for Flashing ; Locks, Weirs, and Level Reaches;
Instances of Canalized Rivers ; Remarks on Canalization of Rivers. ..."
6. The History of the Church & Manor of Wigan in the County of Lancaster by George Thomas Orlando Bridgeman (1889)
"He made new stone windows almost about all the Quire, & in other places of the
Cathedral he put in new stanches of stone, as he did in the Pallace windowes. ..."
7. The History of the Church & Manor of Wigan in the County of Lancaster by George Thomas Orlando Bridgeman (1889)
"He made new stone windows almost about all the Quire, & in other places of the
Cathedral he put in new stanches of stone, as he did in the Pallace windowes. ..."
8. Reports of the Late John Smeaton, F.R.S., Made on Various Occasions, in the by John Smeaton (1837)
"... by the stanches at Lincoln High Bridge, will pen 10 inches upon the mouth of
the said river in dry seasons, at which time it has no currency; ..."
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