Petra
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
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Petra isn’t sharing technical details, citing competitive concerns.
This Robot Tunnels Through Solid Rock by Blasting It With a Jet of Superheated Gas | Jason Dorrier | December 11, 2021 | Singularity HubPetra’s achievement is due to Swifty’s thermal drilling method which efficiently bores through rock without touching it.
This Robot Tunnels Through Solid Rock by Blasting It With a Jet of Superheated Gas | Jason Dorrier | December 11, 2021 | Singularity HubA select few, including Petra, her brother and their scientist parents, have the opportunity to travel to Sagan, a planet that can support life.
A photo that Instagram did take down was one that Canadian artist Petra Collins posted of her lower half in a swimsuit.
What’s More Obscene Than Rihanna’s Boobs? Instagram’s Kids With Guns | Michael Daly | May 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer firm, Aries Petra Consulting, made $38,000 for speechwriting.
He launches into a flight of oratory on the past greatness of Petra.
I'm not suggesting that Petra needs to swing all the other way to the Walt Disney opposite extreme.
Still, the busload of Japanese tourists in our hotel all seemed to have signed up for the Petra by Night show.
Verily this sun-burnt son of Arabia Petra was a tangible reality and no desert simulacrum.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value | Arthur Glyn LeonardHis first book is dated 1480, Hermanni de Petra Sermones super orationem dominicam.
Printers' Marks | William RobertsIt is very destitute of vegetation, and this is especially the case with the country about Mount Hor, and Petra.
Letters from Palestine | J. D. PaxtonThe chief city in this region was Petra, which now presents remarkable ruins, as well as several rock-cut temples.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousMr. Marsh, an American traveller, was much surprised by seeing a caravan of fifty camels pass over a long ascent in Arabia Petra.
Bible Animals; | J. G. Wood
British Dictionary definitions for Petra
/ (ˈpɛtrə, ˈpiːtrə) /
an ancient city in the south of present-day Jordan; capital of the Nabataean kingdom
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