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protruding

[ proh-troo-ding, pruh- ]

adjective

  1. projecting outward, as from a surface:

    The driver pulled in too close to the curb and knocked over the sign with his truck’s protruding side mirror.

    The phone’s protruding camera lens is at a high risk for getting scratched.



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  • ԴDz··ٰܻ·Բ adjective
  • ܲ··ٰܻ·Բ adjective
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These cracks in the Earth turn the seafloor into a bright orange world of protruding rocks and gas clouds.

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At least one lawsuit filed against SCE included photos of the tower with four feet of exposed grounding wire protruding from the steep hillside.

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Berliner recalled seeing the barrel of a gun protruding from behind a door and a male voice shouting “We’re the police!” and instructing him to get down on the ground.

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"They must have hit me from the front because the wheel was actually protruding. I got a quote for repairs and it was £2,000," she said.

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Forest Service spokesman and incident command staffer who recalled seeing a response vehicle with a tree branch protruding from its shattered windshield.

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