termitary
Americannoun
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termitaries
plural
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Origin of termitary
Example Sentences
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Two years ago he pronounced life in Manhattan "nasty and brutish," denounced the city as "a termitary" and fled to England.
From Time Magazine Archive
"There is such a thing as too much couth," said the author, returning to the termitary.
From Time Magazine Archive
Concrete and steel were the substances of a victor culture, and the huge termitary cities of Japan were rebuilt with them.
From Time Magazine Archive
If you try to penetrate to the depths of the mystery, yards underground, by blowing up the termitary with gun powder, the only way of getting to the heart of things—you destroy the termites.
From The Raid on the Termites by Paul Ernst
We're hardly on the fringe of the termitary yet—and I want to get at the heart of it, and into the depths far beneath it.
From The Raid on the Termites by Paul Ernst
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