"An island 6 km long is being created there. And civil engineers are as interested in performance as in speed and size. This is a bit of the delta that they want to endure."
2006-12-17 08:00:56 · 8 answers · asked by Amr R 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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2006-12-17 08:02:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They want it to remain as a permanent feature, using this definition of "endure"
To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time: abide, continue, go on, hold out, last, persist, remain, stay.
2006-12-17 16:04:00 · answer #2 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means to make it LAST a long tine,,
intransitive verb
1 : to continue in the same state : LAST
2006-12-17 16:07:22 · answer #3 · answered by shark_or_gup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is said that what you can't cure you must endure. Now, apply in the given situation and you got the meaning.
2006-12-17 16:20:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in this context it is obviously a sexual reference as to the performance, speed and size limitations experienced by most civil engineers.
2006-12-17 16:07:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
water probably corrodes the island so engineers want to create some island that will resist (endure) corroding
2006-12-17 16:07:08 · answer #6 · answered by theonlyavenger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To carry on through
2006-12-17 16:03:25 · answer #7 · answered by Kumari V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
survive
2006-12-17 16:02:52 · answer #8 · answered by rockraider 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋