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Drury Hotels Drury Inns, Inc, or Drury Hotels is a Missouri based corporation that operates over 100 hotels in a 17 state area. The hotels operated by the company are generally in the lower to upper mid-range in terms of cost and quality.
Drury, New Zealand Drury is a small town located within the limits of Papakura district at the southern end of the Auckland metropolitan area, in New Zealand. It lies 12 kilometres to the northeast of Pukekohe, close to the Papakura Channel, an arm of the Manukau Harbour.
Drusen Drusen (singular, "druse") are tiny yellow or white accumulations of extracellular material that build up in Bruch's membrane of the eye. The presence of a few small ("hard") drusen is normal with advancing age, and most people over 40 have some hard drusen.
Drustan mab Necthana In Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series, Drustan mab Necthana is the temporarily deposed leader of Alba, a descendant of the Black Boar people, and he is known elsewhere as the Prince of the Picti. He is lame, club-footed in one leg, but an expert cavalry soldier and a great leader.
Druther's Druther's was a chain of fast food restaurants that began as Burger Queen restaurants (a defunct restaurant chain that was based in Louisville, Kentucky); it existed from the 1960s through the 1980s. Their mascot was a giant female bee named Queenie Bee.
Druuna Druuna is a popular erotic science fiction and fantasy comic book character created by Italian cartoonist Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, featured prominently in Metal Hurlant and Heavy Metal magazines. Druuna is often the main character in Serpieri's works, starring in seven/eight volumes (depending on the country) of the Morbus Gravis series between 1985 and 2003: Morbus Gravis, Morbus Gravis 2: Druuna, Creatura, Carnivora, Mandragora, Aphrodisia, The Forgotten Planet and Clone.
Druze The Druze or Druz (also known as Druse; Arabic: derzī or durzī درزي, pl. durūz دروز, , Druzim) are a distinct religious community based mostly in the Middle East who are an offshoot of Islam and influenced by other religions and philosophies, including Greek philosophy.
Druzhba Multipurpose Arena The Druzhba Multipurpose Arena () is an indoor arena in Moscow, Russia, part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. It was built in 1979, and the first competition held there was the finals of the 7th USSR Summer Spartakiad.
Druzhba pipeline The Druzhba pipeline () is the world's longest oil pipeline, it carries oil some 2,500 miles from southeast Russia to points in Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, and Germany (the next longest being the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline). It was constructed in the USSR in 1964 to transport oil from central Russia to points west over a distance of some 4,000 km (2,500 miles).
Druzhina Druzhina or Druzhyna (, druzhyna) in the history of early East Slavs was a detachment of select troops in personal service of a chieftain, later knyaz. Its original functions were bodyguarding, raising tribute from the conquered territories and serving as the core of an army during war campaigns.
Druzhina, Sakha Republic Druzhina () is a village in Abyysky Ulus of the Sakha Republic, Russia, a port by the right bank of the Indigirka River. It is located about 2,800 km northeast of Yakutsk and 120 km southwest from the Belaya Gora, ulus' administrative center.
Drvar Drvar (Cyrillic: Дрвар) is a town and municipality in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, located on the road between Bosansko Grahovo and Bosanski Petrovac, also near Glamoč. It is administratively part of the West Bosnia Canton of the Federation.
Drwęca The Drwęca (German: Drewenz) is a river in northern Poland and a tributary of the Vistula river (near Toruń, forming a part of the city's administrative boundary). It has a length of 207 km (17th longest) and a basin area of 5,344 km² (all in Poland).
Dry aged beef Dry-aged beef is beef that has been hung to dry for several weeks. After the animal is slaughtered and cleaned, either an entire half will be hung, or primal cuts (large distinct sections) will be placed in a cooler.
Dry As a Bone Dry As a Bone is an EP recorded in 1986 by grunge band Green River and released in 1987 on Sub Pop Records. It was reissued in 1990 along with the album Rehab Doll (plus bonus tracks) as the Rehab Doll/Dry As a Bone compilation.
Dry campus "Dry campus" is the term used for the banning of alcohol at colleges and universities, no matter if the student who possesses the alcohol is above the legal age to consume it elsewhere. The "dry campus" policy has gotten the most media attention in the United States, although dry campuses and debate regarding the switch from a "wet campus" to a dry one occurs in many other countries.
Dry county A "dry county" is a county in the United States whose government forbids the sale of alcoholic beverages. There are hundreds of dry counties across the United States, although they are most common in the South and Mid-West.
Dry County (song) "Dry County" is a song by Bon Jovi from their 1992 album Keep The Faith. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, and is the band's longest song released so far, standing at 9 minutes 52 seconds in length.
Dry Creek to Port Adelaide railway The Dry Creek to Port Adelaide railway is an 8 km (5 mile) east – west line running through Adelaide’s north-western suburbs. The line is controlled by ARTC and is an important link between Port Adelaide, Pelican Point and the main interstate rail routes which link Adelaide with Melbourne, Perth, Darwin and Sydney.
Dry Creek, South Australia Dry Creek (postcode 5094) is a mostly industrial suburb located north of Adelaide, containing significant wetlands and a substantial area devoted to salt crystallization pans, managed by Cheltenham Salt Limited.
Dry docks in science fiction In science fiction dry docks play an important role in the construction and maintenance of space vessels. They add a depth of realism to the fictional worlds they appear in and continue the nautical parallels that most space based science fiction uses.
Dry drunk Dry drunk is a term used, often disparagingly, by members of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and by substance abuse counselors who subscribe to the AA theory of alcoholism to describe the recovering alcoholic who is no longer drinking but whose thought processes are considered to continue to be distorted by the thought patterns of addiction.
Dry enema A dry enema is an alternative technique for cleansing the human rectum either for reasons of health, or for sexual hygiene. It is accomplished by introducing a small amount of sterile lubricant into the rectum, resulting in a bowel movement more quickly and with less violence than can be achieved by an oral laxative.
Dry etching Dry etching refers to the removal of material, typically a masked pattern of semiconductor material, by exposing the material to a bombardment of ions (usually a plasma of nitrogen, chlorine and boron trichloride) that dislodge portions of the material from the exposed surface. Unlike with many (but not all, see isotropic etching) of the wet chemical etchants used in wet etching, the dry etching process typically etches directionally or anisotropically.
Dry Falls In central Washington, on the opposite side of the Grand Coulee from the Columbia River, resides a three and a half mile crescent-shaped precipice known as Dry Falls. Ten times the size of Niagara, Dry Falls is thought to be the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.
Dry Fork (Cheat River) The Dry Fork is a tributary of the Black Fork of the Cheat River in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Black Fork, the Cheat, and the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
Dry gas Dry gas is an ethanol-based additive used in automobiles to prevent any water in the fuel from freezing, or to restore combustive power to gasoline spoiled by water. It is a liquid that is added in to the fuel tank, that absorbs the water and keeps it in solution.
Dry Guillotine Dry Guillotine is the English translation of a French phrase La guillotine sèche which is prisoner slang for the Penal colony at French Guiana. It is also the title of several articles by various authors and most notably, a very influential and successful book by former prisoner #46,635, Rene Belbenoit
Dry ice bomb A dry ice bomb is a simple bomb typically made from a plastic bottle, water and dry ice. The simplicity and ease of construction, high bursting pressure, and sound make the dry ice bomb popular in recreational activity.
Dry Kids: B-Sides 1997-2005 Dry Kids: B-sides 1997-2005 is a compilation album of b-sides by Yorkshire band Embrace, released on 31 October 2005. It features 18 tracks from singles and EPs across their entire career, including a version of "Blind", an early live favourite which many fans felt was undeservedly left off their first album "The Good Will Out", as was their Otis Redding-influenced "The Way I Do".
Dry line A dry line or dew point line is a boundary separating moist and dry air masses, and an important factor in severe weather frequency in the Great Plains of North America. It typically lies north-south across the central and southern high Plains states during the spring and early summer, where it separates moist air from the Gulf of Mexico (to the east) and dry desert air from the southwestern states (to the west).
Dry measure Dry measures are units of volume used to measure bulk commodities which are not liquid. They are typically used in agriculture, agronomy, and commodity markets to measure grain, dried beans, and dried and fresh fruit (e.
Dry Mesa Quarry Dry Mesa Quarry is situated in Colorado, USA, near the town of Delta. Its geology forms a part of the Morrison Formation and has famously yielded a great diversity of animal remains from the Jurassic Period, among them Ceratosaurus, Ultrasaurus and Torvosaurus.
Dry needling Dry needling is a therapy used by many different practitioners and therapists including chiropractors, osteopaths, physiotherapists, medical doctors etc... The basis of it is to use a sterile acupuncture needle of whatever length needed for the type of muscle and to insert the needle into a trigger point a.
Dry pile The Dry-Pile (also known as the Duluc pile or Zamboni pile) is a high voltage low current semi-permanent electric battery developed in the early 1800s and constructed from silver foil, zinc foil, and paper. Foil disks of about 2cm dia.
Dry port Dry Port is a yard used to place containers or conventional bulk cargo, usually connected to a seaport by rail or road. A Dry Port is an inland intermodal terminal which has services like, storage, consolidation, depot, maintenance of containers and custom clearance.
Dry Pilgrimage Dry Pilgrimage is an original novel by Paul Leonard and Nick Walters featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. The New Adventures were a spin-off from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Dry quicksand Dry quicksand is loose sand whose bulk density is reduced by blowing air through it and which yields easily to weight or pressure. It acts similar to regular quicksand, but it does not contain any water and does not operate on the same principle.
Dry riser A dry riser is a type of standpipe used in a building or structure as a component of the fire suppression system, consisting of a vertical "riser" pipe with an external access point (usually at ground level, often at a siamese connection) through which water can be pumped to sprinklers on individual floors, or to firefighters' hose attachments on each floor, in the event of fire. These pipes stand empty or "dry" until water is pumped into the external connection from a fire engine.
Dry rot Dry rot is an almost oxymoronic term given to the decay of a substance without the presence of water. The term has been applied to the decay of timber in timbers by specific fungus, the decay of crop plants by fungi and the deterioration of rubber.
Dry season The dry season is a term commonly used when describing the weather in the tropics. The weather in the tropics is dominated by the tropical rain belt, which oscillates from the northern to the southern tropics over the course of the year.
Dry sex Dry sex is a sexual practice of minimizing vaginal secretions by using intravaginal desiccants, by wiping out the vagina, or by other methods before and during sexual intercourse, thus making the woman's vagina dry and tight. The practice is supposed to generate extra sensation for the man during intercourse but is often uncomfortable for the woman.
Dry stone Dry stone is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. The structure is supported by a unique construction method of the outer weight pushing inward toward the wall core; the stones must be carefully selected by shape to ensure that they have a significant contact surface area with their neighbouring stones and thus do not wiggle or slip.
Dry suit A dry suit (or drysuit) provides thermal insulation to the wearer while immersed in water, and is worn by divers, boaters, water sports enthusiasts, and others who work or play in or near cold water. They are typically needed where the water temperature is between -2 and 15°C (28 to 60°F).
Dry sump A dry sump is a lubricating oil management method for four-stroke and large two-stroke piston internal combustion engines that uses a secondary external reservoir for oil, as compared to a conventional wet sump system.
Dry Sheep Equivalent Dry Sheep Equivalent (DSE) is a standard unit frequently used in Australia to compare the feed requirements of different classes of stock or to assess the carrying capacity and potential productivity of a given farm or area of grazing land.
Dry Tortugas The Dry Tortugas are a small group of islands, located at the end of the Florida Keys, USA, about 113 km west of Key West, and 60 km west of the Marquesas Keys, at , the closest islands. Still further west is the Tortugas Bank, which is completely submerged.
Dry Tortugas National Park Dry Tortugas National Park preserves Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas section of the Florida Keys. The park covers 101 mi² (262 km²), mostly water, about 68 statute miles (109 km) west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico.
Dry valley A dry valley is a valley found in either Karst (limestone) or chalk terrain that no longer has a surface flow of water. There are many examples of the latter along the North and South Downs in southern England.
Dry wash A technique used to wash a vehicle without the use of water (also called a waterless car wash). This technique uses a product that contains many different ingredients, including wetting agents, lubricants and protectants.
Dry-bulb temperature The dry-bulb temperature is the temperature of air measured by a thermometer freely exposed to the air but shielded from radiation and moisture. In construction, it is an important consideration when designing a building for a certain climate.
Dry-fried beef with hefen Dry-fried beef with hefen (Chinese: 乾炒牛河, gānchǎo níuhé), colloquially called "beef chow fun" in North America, is a staple Cantonese dish, made from stir-frying beef, hefen noodles and bean sprouts. It has became a necessary dish in Chinese yum cha restaurants in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and even overseas, as well as in cha chaan tengs.
Dryad (Quest for Glory) The dryad was a spirit of nature who appeared in the first Quest for Glory game, So You Want to be a Hero. After the hero followed the white stag to its resting place, the dryad asked if he was one with the woods, and if he answered in the affirmative dispatched him to fetch a seed of the spore-spitting spirea to ensure the rare plant's survival.
Dryadula phaetusa Dryadula phaetusa, also known as the Banded Orange Heliconian, Banded Orange, or Orange Tiger, is a species of butterfly (an insect). The sole representative of its genus, the Banded Orange Heliconian is native from Brazil to central Mexico, and in summer can be found rarely as far north as central Kansas.
Dryandra sessilis Dryandra sessilis, commonly known as Parrot Bush, is a species of shrub or tree in the plant genus Dryandra. It is widespread throughout southwest Western Australia, and quick to recolonise degraded sandy areas in the Perth area.
Dryandra Woodland The Dryandra Woodland is a nature conservation area in Western Australia within the Shires of Cuballing, Williams and Wandering, about 164 kilometres (100 mi) south-east of Perth and 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of the town of Narrogin. It is a complex of 17 distinct blocks spread over approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) and separated by areas of agricultural land.
Dryanovo The town of Dryanovo (Дряново) is situated at the northern foot of the Balkan Mountains in Gabrovo Province, Bulgaria, amphitheatrically along the two banks of Dryanovo River, a tributary to the Yantra River. The town is a centre of Dryanovo municipality, which is composed of 62 villages, hamlets and huts picturesquely spread out of the mountain folds.
Dryanovo Monastery The Dryanovo Monastery (Дряновски манастир) is a functioning Bulgarian Orthodox monastery situated in the Andaka River Valley in the central part of Bulgaria five kilometers away from the town of Dryanovo. It was founded in the 12th century, during the Second Bulgarian Empire, and is dedicated to Archangel Michael.
Dryas In Greek mythology, Dryas ("oak") was the father of King Lycurgus, king of the Edoni in Thrace; "Shepherd of the People", Nestor calls him (Iliad i). He was killed when his son went insane Homer calls him mainomenos, "mad like a maenad" Iliad vi.
Dryas julia Dryas julia (also spelled iulia), commonly called the Julia butterfly or Julia Heliconian, is a species of butterfly (an insect). The sole representative of its genus, the Julia is native from Brazil to southern Texas and Florida, and in summer can sometimes be found as far north as eastern Nebraska.
Dryas Monkey The Dryas Monkey (Cercopithecus dryas), also known as Salonga Monkey or Ntolu, is a little-known species of guenon found only in the Congo Basin, restricted to the left bank of the Congo River. It has now been established that the animals previously classified as Cercopithecus salongo (common name Zaire Diana Monkey) were in fact Dryas Monkeys.
Dryas octopetala Dryas octopetala (common names include mountain avens, white dryas, and white dryad) is an arctic-alpine flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is a small prostrate evergreen subshrub forming large colonies, and is a popular flower in rock gardens.
Dryasdust Dryasdust was an imaginary and tediously thorough literary authority cited by Sir Walter Scott to present background information in his novels; thereafter, a derisory term for anyone who presents historical facts with no feeling for the personalities involved.
Drybrush Drybrush is a painting technique in which a paint brush that is relatively dry but still holds a paint load is applied to a dry support such as paper or primed canvas. The resulting brush strokes have a characteristic scratchy look that lacks the smooth appearance that washes or blended paint commonly has.
Dryburgh Abbey Dryburgh Abbey, on the banks of the River Tweed, Scotland, was founded in 1152 by Premonstratensian monks, on a site perhaps made sacred by Saint Modan around the year 600. It was founded by monks from Alnwick on land owned by Hugh de Morville, Lord of Lauderdale.
Dryden (crater) Dryden is a lunar impact crater that is located on the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It lies within the huge Apollo walled plain, and is one of several features within that basin named people associated with the Apollo program.
Dryden Historic District The Dryden Historic District is a proposed district of North Park, San Diego, along both 28th and Pershing Streets (bordered to the south by Upas Street and to the north by Landis Street) that features a high concentration of homes designed and built by the renowned Arts and Crafts era architect/builder David Owen Dryden. This proposed historic district is a neighborhood of early twentieth century Craftsman Bungalows as well as Spanish Colonial Revival homes and California Bungalows built in the 1920s and 1930s.
Drydock A drydock is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Drydocks are used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft.
Drygalski Glacier The Drygalski ice tongue or Drygalski Barrier or Drygalski Glacier Tongue is a glacier in Antarctica, located on the Scott Coast, in the northern McMurdo Sound of Antarctica's Ross Dependency, 240 kilometres (150 miles) north of Ross Island. The ice tongue is located at .
Drygalski Island Drygalski Island is an ice-capped island with a dome about 327 m high that is 11 miles long and rises to 325 m in the Davis Sea of the Southern Ocean about 85 km north of the coast of Queen Mary Land and 45 miles north-northeast (NNE) of Cape Filchner. Drygalski Island is located at and has an elevation of 325 m.
Drygalski Mountains Drygalski Mountains () is a group of scattered mountains and nunataks lying between the Filchner Mountains and Kurze Mountains in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named for Professor Erich von Drygalski, leader of the German Antarctic Expedition of 1901-03.
Drying Technically, Drying is a mass transfer process resulting in the removal of water rmoisture or moisture from another solvent, by evaporation from a solid, semi-solid or liquid (hereafter product) to end in a solid state, provided there is a source of heat, and sink of the vapor thus produced. In the most common case, a gas stream, e.
Drying (food) Drying is a method of food preservation that works by removing water from the food, which prevents the growth of microorganisms and decay. Drying food using the sun and wind to prevent spoilage has been known since ancient times.
Drying oil A drying oil is an oil which hardens to a tough, solid film after a period of exposure to air. The term "drying" is actually somewhat of a misnomer, since the oil does not harden through the evaporation of water or other solvents, but through a chemical reaction in which oxygen is absorbed from the environment (autoxidation).
Drying rack A drying rack is a device intended for hanging clothing to dry. Usually constructed from wood or metal, there are many types of drying racks, including large, stationary outdoor racks, smaller, folding portable racks, and wall wounted drying racks.
Dryland farming Dryland farming is an agricultural technique for cultivating land which receives little rainfall. Dryland farming is used in the Great Plains, the Palouse plateau of Eastern Washington regions of North American and in other grain growing regions such as the steppes of Eurasia and Argentina.
Dryland fish Dryland fish is a type of morrel mushroom that grows near river banks in the Appalachian mountains in Tennessee and Kentucky; they also are known as hickory chickens. Generally found in 2 varieties black (mostly found mid to late April) and the larger yellow variety which is more highly prized for its taste (found in early to mid-May).
Drymarchon The genus Drymarchon of colubrid snakes includes the Indigo snakes and various other relatives, including the Cribo snakes, all of which are found in the Southeastern United States, Central America, and South America.
Drymobius Drymobius is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as neotropical racers. There are four species which are found predominantly in Mexico and Central America, but they range as far north as the United States in the southern tip of the state of Texas, and as far south as South America, in Brazil.
Drymobius margaritiferus The Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake native primarily to Central America, but it is found from the United States, in the southernmost counties of Texas, to northern South America in Colombia. As it is the northernmost ranging species of Drymobius, it is sometimes referred to as the Northern Speckled Racer.
Dryness Dryness is a property of alcoholic beverages that describes the lack of a sweet taste. This may be due to a lack of sugars, the presence of some other taste that masks sweetness, or an underabundance of simple carbohydrates that can be converted to sugar by enzymes in the mouth (amylase in particular).
Dryness of the Australian Continent Compared to the earths other continental landmasses, Australia is very dry. More than 80 per cent of the continent has an annual rainfall of less than 600 millimetres, only Antarctica receives less rainfall than Australia.
Dryope In Greek mythology, DryopeDrys, "oak"; dryope "woodpecker" (Graves) was the daughter of Dryops ("oak-man") or of Eurytus (and hence half-sister to Iole). She was sometimes thought of as one of the Pleiades.
Dryopteris Dryopteris (commonly called Wood Ferns, Male Ferns and Buckler Ferns) is a genus of about 250 species of ferns with distribution in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with the highest species diversity in eastern Asia. Many of the species have stout, slowly creeping rootstocks that form a crown, with a vase-like ring of fronds.
Dryopteris erythrosora Dryopteris erythrosora (Autumn Fern, Japanese Wood Fern or Japanese Shield Fern) is a species on fern, native to eastern Asia from China and Japan south to the Philippines, growing in light woodland shade on low mountains or hills. It is evergreen, with bipinnate fronds 30-70 cm tall and 15-35 cm broad, with 8-20 pairs of pinnae.
Dryopteris expansa Dryopteris expansa (Alpine Buckler Fern or Spreading Wood Fern) is a species of fern native to cool temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, south at high altitudes in mountains to Spain and Greece in southern Europe, to Japan in eastern Asia, and to central California in North America. The species was first described from Germany.
Dryopteris filix-mas Dryopteris filix-mas (Common Male Fern or Male Fern) is one of the most common ferns of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, occurring throughout much of Europe, Asia and North America. It favours damp shaded areas and is particularly ubiquitous in the understory of woodlands, but also found in shady places on hedge-banks, rocks and screes.
Dryosaurus Dryosaurus (DRY-oh-sawr-us) meaning 'oak lizard', due to the vague oak shape of its cheek teeth (Greek dryo meaning 'oak' and sauros meaning 'lizard') was a genus of an ornithopod dinosaur that lived in the Late Jurassic Period. It was an iguanodont (formerly classified as a hypsilophodont).
Drypoint Drypoint is a printmaking technique of the intaglio family, in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point. Traditionally the plate was copper, but now acetate, zinc, or plexiglas are more commonly used.
Dryptosaurus Dryptosaurus (meaning "tearing lizard") was a genus of primitive tyrannosaur that lived in Eastern North America during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous period. Like its relative Eotyrannus, it had relatively long arms with three clawed fingers.
Dryrock Dryrock is the term used for processed phosphate rock, used in the production of agricultural fertilizer. Dryrock requires protection from the weather, and so is always shipped by rail using covered hopper and gondola cars.
Drysalter Drysalters were dealers in a range of chemical products, including glue, varnish, dye and colourings. They might supply salt or chemicals for preserving food and sometimes also sold pickles, dried meat or related items.
Dryve Dryve (1993-1998) was an alternative roots/pop/rock band from San Diego, California. The band included Paul Donovan and Cory Verner on guitars and vocals, Steve Pratschner on lead guitar, Keith Andrew on drums, David Pratschner on the accordion and Hammond B3 organ, and Michael Pratschner on bass guitar (upright and regular bass).
Drywall Drywall, also commonly known as gypsum board, plasterboard (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand), gib board, rock lath, and sheetrock (a registered trademark of United States Gypsum Company) is a common manufactured building material used globally for the finish construction of interior walls and ceilings.
Drywall (musical project) Drywall is a musical project of Los Angeles singer-songwriter Stan Ridgway, which he has variously described as an "electro/experimental noise combo," a "mad apocalyptic project," and "an experiment in terror, a collection of rants, laments and media overload."
Drywall mechanic A drywall mechanic is a carpenter who specializes in the installation of drywall. The drywall mechanic may also do the finishing work of "mudding and taping", or this part of the task may be done by a drywall finisher, known as a mudman or taper.
Drzymała's wagon Drzymała's wagon () was a symbol of Polish resistance to the official Germanization policy in Imperial Germany. During the Partitions of Poland, Michał Drzymała (1857-1937) with his wagon became a Polish folk hero in the Prussian- and later German-occupied sector of Poland.
DR Class 132 The diesel locomotive class 232 was introduced 1973 into Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) services. It was produced in the Soviet Union, as central planning did not allow Eastern Germany to construct own diesel heavy-duty engines.
DR-1 DR-1 is the first numbered highway in the Dominican Republic and runs from Santo Domingo To Monte Cristi passing by very important cities like La Vega and Santiago de los Caballeros and other minor cities like Bonao and Villa Altagracia. DR-1 is called "Autopista Juan Pablo Duarte" shortened to "Autopista Duarte".
DR-3 DR-3 is Highway Number three in The Dominican Republic and it's one of the most important because it gives Santo Domingo a rapid connection to the East Of The Country were most of the Hotels & Resorts lie. The Las Americas International Airport is within 30 Minutes From Santo Domingo by DR-3.

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