| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Adjective | 1. The ordinal number of forty in counting order.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "40th" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1701. (references) |
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| 10 East 40th Street | 10 East 40th Street is a skyscraper located in the Murray Hill section of New York City, between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue, taking the width of the block between 40th and 39th Streets. Designed by Ludlow & Peabody and built by Jesse H. Jones, it was finished in 1929 and is considered part of the art deco school of architecture. When it was built, it was the 7th tallest tower in New York City. (references) | ||
| 40th New Zealand Parliament | The 40th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 1981 elections, and it sat until the 1984 elections. (references) | ||
| 40th Street-Lowery Street (IRT Flushing Line station) | 40th Street's exit is in the centre and at this time has no crossunder due to dual fare controls. Renovation will include a crossunder. The mezzanine is tile. The north end has gaps in the windscreen on the southbound platform and no gaps on the northbound platform. New stained glass artwork has been installed along the platforms, including one depicting various baseball scenes (which might more appropriately be installed at Willets Point-Shea Stadium). (references) | ||
| This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul | This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul is an indie tribute album by a variety of artists that commemorates, as the title suggests, the fortieth anniversary of the release of The Beatles' 1965 album Rubber Soul. It was released on October 25 2005 (see 2005 in music) by Razor & Tie. (references) | ||
| U.S. 40th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron | The 40th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was activated on February 1, 1940 as the 40th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor), then went through several more name changes, being the 40th Flight Test Squadron since 1994. (references) | ||
| U.S. 40th Infantry Division | The 40th Infantry Division (Mech) is a division of the United States Army. It is mainly composed of units of the California National Guard with one battalion from the Kansas National Guard. (references) | ||
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