Long Tom — may refer to: * the Long Tom River in Oregon * Long Tom, a tool used in gold prospecting * Long Tom (rocket), an Australian sounding rocket * Long Tom is a generic name [http://www.mindspring.com/ nixnox/beavers.html] for some early cannon and… … Wikipedia
long-tom — «LNG TOM, LONG », noun. Australian. a needlefish (def. 1). long tom, a cradle for washing gold. Long Tom, 1. any large cannon having a long range. 2. a large, long range gun carried on the deck of small warships … Useful english dictionary
Long tom — Long Long, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125. Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.] 1. Drawn … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Long-tom — (engl.), Apparat zur Goldwäsche, s. Gold, S. 83 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
long tom — /ˈlɒŋ tɒm/ (say long tom) noun 1. (plural long tom or long toms) any of various elongate Australian marine and estuarine fishes of the family Belonidae resembling garfish but with both jaws produced as a long pointed snout; needlefish. 2.… …
Long Tom (rocket) — Long Tom was the first Australian sounding rocket. It was first launched from the Woomera test range in October 1957. It was a 8.2 meter long two stage rocket developed to test the ranges instrumentation for later projects. It was superseded by… … Wikipedia
Long Tom Pass — Col du Long Tom Long Tom Pass Reproduction du Long Tom au Long Tom Pass Altitude 1 650 m Massif … Wikipédia en Français
Long Tom River — The Long Tom River is a tributary of the Willamette River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area at the south end of the Willamette Valley between Eugene and Corvallis.It rises in the Central… … Wikipedia
Long Tom Hughes — For other uses, see: Thomas Hughes (disambiguation)Infobox MLB retired name=Tom Hughes position=Pitcher bgcolor1=#c6011f bgcolor2=#072764 textcolor1=white textcolor2=white bats=Right throws=Right birthdate=November 29, 1878 city… … Wikipedia
Long Tom — noun Etymology: from the name Tom Date: 1832 1. a large land gun having a long range 2. a trough for washing gold bearing earth … New Collegiate Dictionary
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