10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRUSH BARRIER»
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crush barrier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms ...
fail suddenly; collapse disastrously: All our plans crashed about our ears when
the government changed the tax laws. crash barrier • crush barrier crash barrier
—a barrier erected along the side of a road or between the two halves of a ...
2
Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds
Even if a pitch perimeter barrier does not need to meet the horizontal imposed
load requirements of a crush barrier, its height should ideally not exceed 1.1m (
1.12m to the centre line in existing constructions). This is in order to facilitate ...
3
A Collection of Confusible Phrases
fail suddenly; collapse disastrously: All our plans crashed about our cars when
the government changed the tax laws. crash barrier crush barrier crash barrier a
barrier erected along the side of a road or between the two halves of a motorway
...
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The Culture of Football: Violence, Racism and British ...
Shortly after the disorder began, “Manchester United supporters were seen to be
breaking down parts of a timber and corrugated iron 'crush' barrier which ran the
length of the enclosure...Long lengths of timber and broken pieces of ...
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The Nelson Contemporary English Dictionary
... to defeat decisively n 1 a tightly packed group of people 2 a drink made from
the juice of crushed fruit orange crush 3 (colll a youthful infatuation The girls had
a crush on their gym mistress crush-barrier (krush'barierl n a barrier put up to
keep ...
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Chambers concise dictionary
... crushable adj. 'crushed adj. * crusher n. □ crushing adj. □ crushingly adv.
crush barrier >n a barrier for separating a crowd, eg of spectators, into sections.
crust > n 1 a the hard-baked outer surface of a loaf of bread ; b a piece of this ...
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Chambers Pocket Dictionary
[OFr cruisir] crush barrier n a barrier for separating a crowd, e.g. of spectators,
into sections to prevent crushing. crust n 1 the hard-baked outer surface of a loaf
of bread; a piece of this: a dried-up piece of bread. 2 the pastry covering a pie, etc
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Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton, 1992
They used to either go to the wall at the top, or a crush barrier. There were even
stories of some dirty gets using other people's pockets. On my first ever trip on the
Blackburn End, I noticed how many men and older lads were drunk. One who ...
The result was a massive surge forward on the terraces; a crush barrier would
collapse too. Surreally, with some by now already dead, but the deadly crush
continuing, the match kicked off. Under such pressure, a gate in the perimeter
fencing ...
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Buildings for the Performing Arts
Crush barrier lA' frame, with panels and tread plate; each section able to receive
a force of 3 KN at a height of 1.2 M. o crush barriers within audience to divide
audience into separate areas; 0 protection of ground within standing area, if open
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRUSH BARRIER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
crush barrier is used in the context of the following news items.
Hillsborough review: Inquests hear about final movements of six …
James Thomas, a friend of all three boys, said he had been pushed forward in the pen and ended up against a crush barrier, with Gary to his ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
'Petrified' teenager pleaded for help in Hillsborough crush
He said the crush barrier then gave way and he saw Gary briefly disappear under the crowd, but did not see him again. Mr Thomas added: “He ... «Sheffield Telegraph, Jul 15»
Hillsborough: Crush felt like 'Chinese burn' on body
Terence Moore told the new inquests it was "really tight" on the terraces and described the crowd "tilting forwards" when a crush barrier broke. «BBC News, Jun 15»
An imaginative choice for Rangers, plus some thoughts on the …
One remembers a shocking disaster in a match at Ibrox when a crush barrier collapsed, spectators were killed; and it turned out that the man ... «World Soccer, Jun 15»
Michael Walker: an epic journey to witness a moment of history
He scaled a crush barrier to celebrate in his kilt. Argentinian locals held him aloft. Unknown to any, a photographer captured the moment. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
'He would have been proud to see this': Last Post plays at funeral of …
I remember when I was a little boy, he made a little stool that slotted over the crush barrier at Ayresome Park - he used to get me in as a toddler ... «Gazette Live, Jun 15»
Heysel disaster 30th anniversary: Liverpool have seen too much …
It is 30 years since they reached the Heysel stadium and draped such banners as Mamma sono qui (Mum, I'm here) over a crush barrier in the ... «The Independent, May 15»
Steven Gerrard's cousin was 'separated from adult minders …
The jury has heard previously that a crush barrier collapsed during the pressure of the crushing and a large number of victims died in front of it. «Daily Mail, May 15»
The top level road racing career of Wiggins is ending...
The Grand Depart had been spectacular and my legs were just beginning to get their feeling back after 7 hours stood against a crush barrier on the Mall. I was ... «road.cc, May 15»
Hillsborough inquests: SYP lawyer pursued conspiracy theory that …
... being gathered to submit “that substantially the whole of the serious injury and fatalities was occasioned by the collapse of the crush barrier, ... «Liverpool Echo, Apr 15»
