Atlases
- plural of Atlas.
- plural of atlas.
Example Sentences
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"Rather attractive... with Atlases supporting enormous mock columns and a rather luxurious intimacy about the atmosphere".
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2022
Atop massive half-columns, 38 Atlases, each 25 feet tall and carved from limestone, seemingly held up the architrave — the main beam that rests on the capitals of columns — with their bent arms.
From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2020
Could Lou or one of the other Atlases take his title?
From The Guardian • Nov. 6, 2015
The earlier generation of nuclear missiles - the mere dozens of Titans and the Atlases - were massive, expensive to maintain, volatile because of their liquid fuel and in need of constant security, Heefner said.
From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2015
It was there, at all events, that the two Atlases about which Milton enquired had been published or were in course of publication.
From The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 by Masson, David
