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   Kalashnikov
         n 1: a type of submachine gun made in Russia

English Dictionary: Klacks mit der Wichsbürste by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kalashnikov culture
n
  1. the attitudes and behavior in a social group that resolves political disputes by force of arms; "the Kalashnikov culture in Afghanistan"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
keelson
n
  1. a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kill zone
n
  1. an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities
    Synonym(s): kill zone, killing zone
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
klaxon
n
  1. a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles [syn: klaxon, claxon]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kaligenous \Ka*lig"e*nous\, a. [Kali + -genous. See {Alkali}.]
      Forming alkalies with oxygen, as some metals.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kalsomine \Kal"so*mine\, n. & v. t.
      Same as {Calcimine}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calcimine \Cal"ci*mine\, n. [L. calx, calcis, lime.]
      A white or colored wash for the ceiling or other plastering
      of a room, consisting of a mixture of clear glue, Paris white
      or zinc white, and water. [Also spelt {kalsomine}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kalsomine \Kal"so*mine\, n. & v. t.
      Same as {Calcimine}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calcimine \Cal"ci*mine\, n. [L. calx, calcis, lime.]
      A white or colored wash for the ceiling or other plastering
      of a room, consisting of a mixture of clear glue, Paris white
      or zinc white, and water. [Also spelt {kalsomine}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Keelson \Keel"son\, n. [Akin to Sw. k[94]lsvin, Dan.
      kj[94]lsviin, G. kielschwein; apparently compounded of the
      words keel and swine; but cf. Norweg. kj[94]lsvill, where
      svill is akin to E. sill, n. ] (Shipbuilding)
      A piece of timber in a ship laid on the middle of the floor
      timbers over the keel, and binding the floor timbers to the
      keel; in iron vessels, a structure of plates, situated like
      the keelson of a timber ship.
  
      {Cross keelson}, a similar structure lying athwart the main
            keelson, to support the engines and boilers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kelson \Kel"son\, n.
      See {Keelson}. --Sir W. Raleigh.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kholsun \Khol"sun\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The dhole.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kilkenny cats \Kil*ken"ny cats\
      Two cats fabled, in an Irish story, to have fought till
      nothing was left but their tails. It is probably a parable of
      a local contest between Kilkenny and Irishtown, which
      impoverished both towns.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Killikinick \Kil`li*ki*nick"\, n.
      See {Kinnikinic}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kinnikinic \Kin`ni*ki*nic"\, n. [Indian, literally, a mixture.]
      Prepared leaves or bark of certain plants; -- used by the
      Indians of the Northwest for smoking, either mixed with
      tobacco or as a substitute for it. Also, a plant so used, as
      the osier cornel ({Cornus stolonijra}), and the bearberry
      ({Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi}). [Spelled also {kinnickinnick}
      and {killikinick}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Killikinick \Kil`li*ki*nick"\, n.
      See {Kinnikinic}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kinnikinic \Kin`ni*ki*nic"\, n. [Indian, literally, a mixture.]
      Prepared leaves or bark of certain plants; -- used by the
      Indians of the Northwest for smoking, either mixed with
      tobacco or as a substitute for it. Also, a plant so used, as
      the osier cornel ({Cornus stolonijra}), and the bearberry
      ({Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi}). [Spelled also {kinnickinnick}
      and {killikinick}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Koluschan \Ko*lusch"an\, Kolushan \Ko*lush"an\, a. [From Russ.
      kalyushka piece of wood (worm in the nether lip).]
      Designating, or pert. to, a linguistic stock of North
      American Indians comprising the Tlinkit tribes of the
      Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska and adjacent
      coast lands. Their language bears some affinity to Mexican
      tongues.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Koluschan \Ko*lusch"an\, Kolushan \Ko*lush"an\, a. [From Russ.
      kalyushka piece of wood (worm in the nether lip).]
      Designating, or pert. to, a linguistic stock of North
      American Indians comprising the Tlinkit tribes of the
      Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska and adjacent
      coast lands. Their language bears some affinity to Mexican
      tongues.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Koolokamba \Koo`lo*kam"ba\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A west African anthropoid ape ({Troglodytes koolokamba}, or
      {T. Aubryi}), allied to the chimpanzee and gorilla, and, in
      some respects, intermediate between them.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kailua Kona, HI
      Zip code(s): 96740

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kalawao County, HI (county, FIPS 5)
      Location: 21.22593 N, 156.94795 W
      Population (1990): 130 (101 housing units)
      Area: 34.2 sq km (land), 101.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kilkenny, MN (city, FIPS 33110)
      Location: 44.31320 N, 93.57435 W
      Population (1990): 167 (67 housing units)
      Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 56052

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Klukwan, AK (CDP, FIPS 40510)
      Location: 59.40387 N, 135.88449 W
      Population (1990): 129 (66 housing units)
      Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Koliganek, AK (CDP, FIPS 41500)
      Location: 59.73612 N, 157.26633 W
      Population (1990): 181 (53 housing units)
      Area: 251.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 99576
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