vail

vail
vail “advantage, profit,” early 15c., from vail (v.) “to be of use or service” (c.1300), from O.Fr. vail, from valoir “to be of value or worth” (see VALUE (Cf. value) (n.)).

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  • Vail — steht für: Vail (Berg), Berg in den Rocky Mountains Vail steht für mehrere Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten: Vail (Arizona) Vail (Arkansas) Vail (Colorado) Vail (Iowa) Vail (Michigan) Vail (Washington) im weiteren Sinn für Vail Pass, Gebirgspass in …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Vail — Vail, AZ U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona Population (2000): 2484 Housing Units (2000): 906 Land area (2000): 18.205051 sq. miles (47.150863 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 18.205051 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Vail — Vail, v. t. [Aphetic form of avale. See {Avale}, {Vale}.] [Written also {vale}, and {veil}.] 1. To let fail; to allow or cause to sink. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Vail your regard Upon a wronged, I would fain have said, a maid! Shak. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vail — Vail, v. i. To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like. [Written also {vale}, and {veil}.] [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thy convenience must vail to thy neighbor s necessity. South. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vail — es un pueblo del centro oeste de Colorado, Estados Unidos, emplazado en las Montañas Rocosas al oeste de Denver. Fue fundado como centro turístico en 1962 y construido al estilo de una villa alpina. El terreno para esquiar alrededor de la montaña …   Wikipedia Español

  • Vail, AZ — U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona Population (2000): 2484 Housing Units (2000): 906 Land area (2000): 18.205051 sq. miles (47.150863 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 18.205051 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Vail, CO — U.S. town in Colorado Population (2000): 4531 Housing Units (2000): 5389 Land area (2000): 4.535670 sq. miles (11.747331 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.535670 sq. miles (11.747331 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Vail, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 452 Housing Units (2000): 196 Land area (2000): 0.559407 sq. miles (1.448857 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.559407 sq. miles (1.448857 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Vail — Vail, n. Submission; decline; descent. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vail — Vail, n. & v. t. Same as {Veil}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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