14 February 2016
aggrade
[uh-greyd]
verb (used with object), aggraded, aggrading. Physical Geography.
1. to raise the grade or level of (a river valley, a stream bed, etc.) by depositing detritus, sediment, or the like.
Compare degrade.
Origin of aggrade
1895-1900; ag- + grade
Related forms
aggradation [ag-ruh-dey-shuh n], noun
aggradational, adjective
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Examples from the Web for aggrade
Historical Examples
Its deposits tend to aggrade (build up) the flat which its meanderings develop.
The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin
Rollin D. Salisbury
In this way they aggrade each portion of it in turn by means of their shifting channels.
The Elements of Geology
William Harmon Norton
Anagram
a dagger
age drag
garaged
Today’s quote
The man who has really won the love of one good woman in this world, I do not care if he dies in the ditch a beggar – his life has been a success.
– Robert Green Ingersoll
On this day
14 February – Valentine’s Day
14 February – International book giving day, focussing on giving books to children.You can participate by 1) give a book to a friend or family member, 2) leave a book in a waiting room for children to read, or 3) donate a gently used book to a local library, hospital or shelter, or to an organization that distributes used books to children in need internationally. http://bookgivingday.com
14 February 1779 – death of Captain James Cook, British explorer. Made three major voyages in which he discovered many of the islands of the south pacific, including the east coast of Australia. Cooktown, Queensland, is named after him. The house he grew up in was relocated from Yorkshire, England, to Melbourne, Australia and is open to visits (now known as Captain Cook’s Cottage and is situated in Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne). Died 14 February 1779 after being stabbed by Hawaiians who credited their Chief Kalanimanokahoowaha (Kanaina) with the kill. Captain Cook’s body was then subjected a funeral ritual that was normally reserved for a Chief. Born 27 October 1728.
14 February 1929 – St Valentine’s Day massacre when Chicago gangster, Al Capone’s Italian gang killed seven of Bugs Moran’s Irish gang.
14 February 1966 – Australia introduces decimal currency, replacing pounds, shillings and pence with dollars and cents.
14 February 1989 – Police raid Rocking Horse Records in Brisbane, Queensland (which had long been seen as a Police State under the leadership of Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen). 4ZZZ (another target of police raids during the 1980s) described the raid thus, ‘On this day in 1989 – Police raid long time 4ZZZ supporters Rocking Horse Records, then located at 158 Adelaide Street in the city. An undercover officer from the Licensing branch, came into the store seeking out rude records for a “wild valentine’s day party”, followed later that day by four uniformed police who raided the store. Owner Warwick Vere was charged with exhibiting and selling obscene material under the Vagrants, Gaming and Other Offences Act, but ultimately found not guilty. Albums included The Dead Kennedys “Give me Convenience” (featuring the classic ‘Too Drunk to F**k’), Guns n Roses “Appetite for Destruction” (available at many major chain stores at the time), the Hard-Ons “Dick Cheese” and The Champs “Do the Shag” (an instrumental album from the early 60s). In an interview with Gavin Sawford for Time Off Magazine, Dead Kennedy’s Jello Biafra commented: “if these attempts to shut down record stores because an instrumental band mention a type of carpet on their record helps to galvanise people to vote out the present administration, then by all means let’s see some more raids”.’ They also took a Sonic Youth album with the song, Master-Dik. Jello Biafra went on to state, ‘now if I’m a robber or a rapist in Brisbane, I should call the cops and report obscene records on the other side of town in store before I go out and commit a crime that harms real people, because obviously the cops don’t care about those kind of crimes’.