Linz

[ lints ]

/ lɪnts /

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noun

a port in N Austria, on the Danube River.

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Words nearby Linz

linum, Linus, Linux, liny, Lin Yutang, Linz, Linzer torte, lion, lioncel, Lionel, lioness

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How to use Linz in a sentence

Scientists at Johannes Kepler University Linz in Austria have built a tentacle-like robotic finger with gelatin and other materials you can probably find in a shop near you.
The future might be filled with squishy robots printed to order|Rahul Rao|February 5, 2022|Popular-Science
As such, robot-makers such as those in Linz have been tinkering with gelatin-based materials for a few years now.
The future might be filled with squishy robots printed to order|Rahul Rao|February 5, 2022|Popular-Science
The enemy's first decisive blunder was the march by Linz; the second was yet to be made.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
I loosened the carriage door and waited for the train to run slower still; I didn't mean to go into Linz like a rat into a trap.
Villa Rubein and Other Stories|John Galsworthy

On to Linz, when the train came, gradually losing sight of the Tyrolean mountains and entering the great plain of the Danube.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3)|George Eliot
By choice of posts, by silent energy and military skill, Khevenhuller very rapidly sweeps Segur back; and shuts him up in Linz.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Magnanimous Segur, and his Linz "all wedged with beams," what a road have they gone!
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for Linz (1 of 2)

Linz¹

/ (lɪnts) /

noun

a port in N Austria, capital of Upper Austria, on the River Danube: cultural centre; steelworks. Pop: 183 504 (2001)Latin name: Lentia (ˈlɛntɪə, ˈlɛnsɪə)

British Dictionary definitions for Linz (2 of 2)

Linz²

/ (lɪnz) /

n acronym for

Land Information New Zealand; the official body responsible for land registration, mapping, and surveying in New Zealand

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