Rotterdam
a seaport in SW Netherlands.
a town in E New York, on the Mohawk River.
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One of the NIH-funded researchers, Ron Fouchier in Rotterdam, had altered H5N1 to make it more dangerous — so that it spread through respiratory droplets among caged ferrets, mammals that were the best simulation for humans’ susceptibility.
The barrier must be expertly operated and perfectly maintained, which turned out to be more challenging and expensive than expected after the construction of a similar barrier protecting Rotterdam, the busiest port in Europe.
Texas’s 82-foot-tall storm-gate plan may have some gaping holes | Purbita Saha | June 15, 2021 | Popular-SciencePort of Rotterdam Through the Suez Canal Suez Canal 8,288 nautical miles 34 days Port of Singapore Around the Cape of Good Hope 11,755 nautical miles 49 days Travel times may vary based on speed.
How did a ship get stuck in the Suez Canal? | Miriam Berger, Júlia Ledur, Adam Taylor | March 26, 2021 | Washington PostSo not only are its containers not getting to Rotterdam but no containers from any of the ships and none of the oil in the tankers waiting behind it can move forward.
Why a ship stuck in Egypt threatens the economy in the United States | Philip Bump | March 25, 2021 | Washington PostThe ship, the Ever Given, is bound for Rotterdam, where it will unload the cargo it picked up in Malaysia.
Why a ship stuck in Egypt threatens the economy in the United States | Philip Bump | March 25, 2021 | Washington Post
I help advise Omer, a twenty-eight year old journalist, in his doctoral studies at Rotterdam University.
But compared to its peers, like Rotterdam or Amsterdam, New York City is not as well prepared.
The infrastructure protecting low-lying Amsterdam and Rotterdam are built to withstand 10,000-year storms.
He had just moved up from Kinheim to the Rotterdam Neptunes this year at the age of 22.
We tried to get the Holland American line at Rotterdam but the wires were not working—were out of order.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianRollo had found, by the map, that the country all about Rotterdam was intersected by a complete network of creeks and rivers.
Rollo in Holland | Jacob AbbottI propose to take her to the Rhine, where we will take the Rhine boat to Rotterdam.
Paul Patoff | F. Marion CrawfordTherefore, my aide and myself left at once on a train for Rotterdam.
Boy Scouts in the North Sea | G. Harvey RalphsonHe stopped this time at Nomouka, called Rotterdam by Tasman.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules Verne
British Dictionary definitions for Rotterdam
/ (ˈrɒtəˌdæm) /
a port in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province: the second largest city of the Netherlands and one of the world's largest ports; oil refineries, shipbuilding yards, etc. Pop: 600 000 (2003 est)
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Cultural definitions for Rotterdam
City in the western Netherlands, near the North Sea. Second-largest city in The Netherlands, after Amsterdam, and its major foreign-trade center.
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