They usually range from 20 to 60 feet in height, but when they pour into a V-shaped inlet or harbor they may rise to mountainous proportions.

A highly pronounced cone can create a V-shaped indentation in the lower eyelid when the patient's gaze is directed downwards, known as Munson's sign.

In aircraft, a V-tail ( sometimes called a Butterfly tail ) is an unconventional arrangement of the tail control surfaces that replaces the traditional fin and horizontal surfaces with two surfaces set in a V-shaped configuration when viewed from the front or rear of the aircraft.

The internal capsule is V-shaped when cut horizontally / transversely ( the same plane as the brim of a top hat ).

Lomax attempts to alert his superiors but when he meets the Commissioner of Police, he notices he too is sporting the V-shaped mark.

This V-shaped arrangement began as a successful military strategy in ancient times when infantry units would move forward in wedge formations to smash through an enemy's lines.

Some people became shocked when it became fashionable, around 1913, for dresses to be worn with a modest round or V-shaped neckline.

The appearance is commonly described as V-shaped when caused by excessive pressure during tooth brushing.

It holds 2, 588 people, in a V-shaped configuration of several disconnected units running from the first to third base side.

* Oxfords ( also referred as " Balmorals "): the vamp has a V-shaped slit to which the laces are attached ; also known as " closed lacing ".

The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys.

The V-shaped cuts are called " catfaces " for their resemblance to a cat ’ s whiskers.

The landscapes of the Harz are characterised by steep mountain ridges, stone runs, relatively flat plateaus with many raised bogs and long, narrow V-shaped valleys, of which the Bode Gorge, the Oker and Selke valleys are the best known.

The most obvious external differences are visible in the head — alligators and caimans have wider and shorter heads, and a more U-shaped than V-shaped snout.

Straight configurations are simpler than their V-shaped counterparts.

During flight a V-shaped white rump patch and the silver-gray underwing linings are visible.

Small V-shaped ears of moderate thickness are carried forward on the head.

In contrast to the carabao, it has a number of distinguishing characteristics: it is slightly hairier, has light markings on its face, is not gregarious, and has shorter horns that are somewhat V-shaped.

Ceremonial sashes are also found in a V-shaped format, draping from both shoulders to the stomach like a large necklace.

Over the 20th century the sash has been mostly replaced by V-shaped collarettes, which are still generally referred to as sashes.

After the assembly of the metal parts, the blades are sharpened to a 15 ° angle, resulting in a 30 ° V-shaped steel cutting edge.

Their myomeres ( muscle segments ) are V-shaped instead of W-shaped like in all other fish, and their lateral line has no pores, instead being modified to groups of elevated tubules.

The Canadian Rockies are more jagged than the American Rockies, because the Canadian Rockies have been very heavily glaciated, resulting in sharply pointed mountains separated by wide, U-shaped valleys gauged by glaciers, where as the American Rockies are more rounded, with river-carved V-shaped valleys between them.

In one case the piers are alternately rectangular and V-shaped, in another all are to the latter design, again suggesting a developing style.

All dives are V-shaped, and no time is spent at the sea bottom ; about half the time on a foraging trip is spent diving.

The desirability for a narrow gap means that most practical heads are made by forming a narrow V-shaped groove in the back face of the core, and grinding away the front face until the V-groove is just breached.

In some countries they are used to produce drainage ditches with shallow V-shaped cross-sections on either side of highways.

V-shaped passage graves are a type of megalithic chamber tomb found in parts of Atlantic Europe including Ireland and the Channel Islands.

In the groove formed by the V-shaped blade, there are two thin wires leading from the far end of the blade to a connector in the bellguard.

In between the V-shaped brick pillars are three marble columns ; one on each side of every window set into the walls supporting the outer dome.

The five-holed flute has a V-shaped mouthpiece and is made from a vulture wing bone.

At the beginning of the spring thaw, they used stone tools to make V-shaped incisions in tree trunks ; they then inserted reeds or concave pieces of bark to run the sap into buckets, which were often made from birch bark.

In 2012, the Thai economy is expected to grow by 5. 5-6. 0 percent, a V-shaped recovery from last year ’ s flood.

* Mid-20th century physics textbooks use the term " Double Pendulum " to mean a single bob suspended from a string which is in turn suspended from a V-shaped string.

Horizontal strips sewn into fore-and-aft sails and V-shaped markings on spinnakers assist with judging their shape from on deck.

The five-holed flute has a V-shaped mouthpiece and is made from a vulture wing bone.

* According to Pascual, " The preserved enamel in the central region shows that the crown pattern is almost identical to that of Obdurodon: it is composed of two V-shaped lobes, the anterior of which is wider, separated from the posterior one by a valley that connects the lingual and buccal sides of the crown separating the anterior and posterior lobes.

The calls overhead from large groups of Canada Geese flying in V-shaped formation signal the transitions into spring and autumn.

These drew up in a V-shaped line with the tip farthest from the Muslim battle array.

Continuing along the High Sierra Trail over the Great Western Divide via Kaweah Gap, one passes from the Kaweah River Drainage, with its characteristic V-shaped river valleys, and into the Kern River drainage, where an ancient fault line has aided glaciers in the last ice age to create a U-shaped canyon that is almost perfectly straight for nearly.

Series 62 Eldorados ( as distinct from the Series 70 Eldorado Brougham ) were further distinguished by the model name above a V-shaped rear deck ornament and on the front fenders.

The result of this is a U-shaped or V-shaped wavefront on the ramp that contains the wave energy from the full width of the ramp.

In particular, this conflict called for protection from land mines combined with high manoeuvrability to cover long distances-these requirements led to the distinctive V-shaped hull ( for mine protection ) and a wheeled chassis.

Natural populations of these swans migrate to and from the Pacific coast and portions of the United States, flying in V-shaped flocks.

Apart from destroying enemies, points can be gained from collecting golden V-shaped medals.

Armed guards from the plant, who are sporting similar V-shaped marks, arrive and take Marsh away.

Their base gone, the giant creatures die and the V-shaped marks disappear from those affected, leaving them with no memory of having been under alien control.

When sales in Europe began in 2003, the headlights were an integrated unit that slanted upwards from the " V-shaped " grille towards the front fenders.