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M0374900 (mō-lēn′) A city of northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River across from Davenport, Iowa. It developed as a major producer of farm implements and tractors.

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(məˈlaɪn) adj (Heraldry) heraldry (of a cross) having arms of equal length, forked and curved back at the ends[C16: probably from Anglo-French moliné, from molin mill¹, referring to the arms curved back like the ends of a mill-rind]

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(ˈmoʊ lɪn, moʊˈlaɪn)

adj. (of a heraldic cross) having the arms split and curved back at the ends. [1555–65; < Anglo-French *moliné=molin mill¹ + -é < Latin -ātus -ate¹]

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Moline - a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi RiverIL, Illinois, Land of Lincoln, Prairie State - a midwestern state in north-central United States

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(mōlēn`), city (1990 pop. 43,202), Rock Island co., NW Ill., on the Mississippi River, in a coal area; inc. 1848. It is a transportation and industrial center, and has been a major producer of farm machinery since the industrialist John DeereDeere, John,
1804–86, American industrialist, manufacturer of agricultural implements, b. Rutland, Vt. He was one of the pioneers of the steel plow industry. A blacksmith by trade, he established (1837) a shop at Grand Detour, Ill.
..... Click the link for more information. moved there in 1847. Other manufactures are elevators and industrial equipment. A military arsenal is nearby. Moline, with Rock IslandRock Island,
city (1990 pop. 40,552), seat of Rock Island co., NW Ill., on the Mississippi and Rock rivers, adjacent to Moline and opposite Davenport, Iowa; inc. 1841. These three cities, with Bettendorf, Iowa, are called the Quad Cities.
..... Click the link for more information. and DavenportDavenport,
city (1990 pop. 95,333), seat of Scott co., E central Iowa, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1836. Bridges connect it with the Illinois cities of Rock Island and Moline; the three communities and neighboring Bettendorf, Iowa, are known as the Quad Cities.
..... Click the link for more information. and BettendorfBettendorf
, city (1990 pop. 28,132), Scott co., E Iowa, on the Mississippi River; settled c.1840, inc. 1903. Manufactures include transportation equipment, asphalt, pools and spas, and electronic products; there is metal processing. Bettendorf's growth in the late 20th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. , Iowa, is part of a regional economic unit called the Quad Cities.

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noun a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River

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