Forties — can mean: *1940s, the years 1940 1949. *Long Forties, area in the North Sea. *Forties oilfield in the North Sea **Forties pipeline system *Roaring Forties … Wikipedia
forties — 1843 as the years of someone s life between 40 and 49; 1840 as a decade of years in a given century. See FORTY (Cf. forty). Also a designation applied in various places and times to certain oligarchies, ruling classes, or governing bodies. It is… … Etymology dictionary
Forties — For ties, n. pl. See {Forty}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forties — [ fɔːtɪːz], bedeutendes Erdölfeld in der Nordsee, 165 km vor der Küste Schottlands, liefert seit 1975 Rohöl durch eine Pipeline über Cruden Bay (nördlich von Aberdeen) nach Grangemouth … Universal-Lexikon
forties — see eighties … Modern English usage
forties — UK [ˈfɔː(r)tɪz] / US [ˈfɔrtɪz] noun [plural] the forties in your forties … English dictionary
Forties — Forty For ty, n.; pl. {Forties} ( t[i^]z). 1. The sum of four tens; forty units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol expressing forty units; as, 40, or xl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forties — 57° 43′ 00″ N 1° 01′ 00″ W / 57.71666, 1.01666 Forties est le plu … Wikipédia en Français
forties — noun a) The decade of the 1940s. Theyre both in their forties. b) The decade of ones life from age 40 through age 49 … Wiktionary
forties — noun 1. the time of life between 40 and 50 (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑mid forties • Hypernyms: ↑time of life • Part Holonyms: ↑adulthood, ↑maturity 2. the decade from 1940 to … Useful english dictionary
Forties oilfield — The Forties oilfield is the largest oilfield ever discovered in the North Sea. It was discovered in the 1960s and first produced in 1975 under ownership of BP. By the time they sold the field in 2003, their reservoir engineers estimated the… … Wikipedia
