artery
/ˈɑɹ.təɹ.i/ nom B2En français : artère
- Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
- A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines.
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Dans la bibliothèque
There I was struck on the shoulder by a Jezail bullet, which shattered the bone and grazed the subclavian artery.
I have seen death in many forms, but never has it appeared to me in a more fearsome aspect than in that dark grimy apartment, which looked out upon one of the main arteries of suburban London.
It was one of the main arteries which conveyed the traffic of the City to the north and west.
Conceived as a labyrinthine network of high-speed arteries, this colossal infrastructure endeavor fundamentally altered the daily rhythm of American existence.
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