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double surfacing, surfacing, as of the main^planes of a flyer, in tuhich there are two layers of fabric applied, with an air-space between them.

surrounding-cord S3'zaon-din,ke:zd n. the cerd which sur- rounds the frame of a kite; the stging which is fastend to or past around the ends of the sticks of a kitesframe and to which the covering is pasted.

survey soz'vee tr. overlook, view at large, as from a balloon; inspect or examin, as a landscape or position ; also, deter- min the boundaries, extent, and position ef, by special means.

survey saz'vee, 'ssiz/ve n. a general view; a cemprehensiv prespect; also, a particular view; an examination or mes- urement in detail, as of a piece of land.

surveying saz'vee-irj n. the art or process of determining the ferm, boundaries, area, contour, and position of a portion of the earth's surface from actual mesurment or in some kindred way.

military surveying, an examination of a territory or of an enemy's position, for the purpose of directing military operations; a reconnaissance.

photographic surveying, surveying carried en by means of fotegrafy from above, as from an airship.

suspend ss'spend tr. cause to hang; hang from something: as, a car ^suspended beneath a balloon.

suspended sa'spendid adj.

1. hanging from something; pendent: as, the balloon had no *suspended car.

2. hanging self^sustaind, as a balloon in the air; floating in the atmosfere.

suspender so'spendaz. a rope or line by tuhich something is suspended or hung; one of the cords by tuhich the car of a balloon is attacht to the netting above; a suspender^cerd.

suspender-cord S3'spend3z,ke:zd n. a cerd which acts as a suspender; one of the ropes in a balloon by tuhich the car or basket is suspended or hung from the gasbag or keel above; a suspender.

suspending-net S3'spendirj,net n. the net of a balloon from tuhich is suspended the car.

suspending-rope S3'spendin,zoop n. a rope from tuhich something is suspended; the rope from tuhich a flymg^ma- chine is suspended during tests, as in the elevated railway proposed by A. Goupil; the rope or line by tuhich a kite is flown or kept suspended or aleft in the air; a rope kite* line.
 * spension sa'spenfen . the act of suspending or the state

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