Board of Trade Unit

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noun

a unit of electrical energy equal to 1 kilowatt-hourAbbreviation: BTU

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Words nearby Board of Trade Unit

board of elections, board of estimate, board of health, board of supervisors, board of trade, Board of Trade Unit, board of trustees, boardroom, board rule, boardsailing, board school

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How to use Board of Trade Unit in a sentence

Meanwhile, almost exactly 30 years after the trial, the judge left his home to board a steamboat and was never heard from again.
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Its graceful hotels and beautiful restaurants are totally dependent on the tourist trade.
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“Stay in formation,” a sergeant from the ceremonial unit said over a public address system to the cops along the street.
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On his eighth try, more than three decades after he went in, the parole board finally voted to release Sam.
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The Spaniards captured two schooners, having on board 22 officers and 30 men, all of whom were hanged or sent to the mines.
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She had just left the wharf at Cincinnati for Louisville, with 225 passengers on board, of whom but 124 were saved.
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The patache was never seen again, and there is not much doubt that it was lost with all hands on board.
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Hoosier hurried on board the boat, and followed Dick's instructions to the letter.
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For the purpose of ascertaining the Board's powers in this connection the opinion of the Attorney General has been requested.
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