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Action Bullet — is a U.S. rock band, formed in 1978 in Los Angeles. History The idea of setting up the Action Bullet team came from one of the founding members, Cliff.CliffHelmut changed his name to Cliff after getting tired of beating up all the kids that were… … Wikipedia
setting — index atmosphere, case (set of circumstances), posture (situation), scene, site, vicinity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
setting — late 14c., fact or action of being set or setting, from SET (Cf. set) (v.). Ref. to mounts for jewels, etc. is from 1815; meaning background, history, environment is attested from 1841 … Etymology dictionary
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setting — /set ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that sets. 2. the surroundings or environment of anything: The garden was a perfect setting for the house. 3. the mounting in which a jewel is set. 4. a group of all the articles, as of china, silver … Universalium
Action film — Some of the most well known old school action film heroes. From left: (top row) Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Steven Segal (bottom row) Dolph Lundgren, Jean Claude Van Damme, Wesley Snipes, Jackie Chan Action film is a… … Wikipedia
Setting — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Setting (fiction) — In fiction, setting includes the time, location, and everything in which a story takes place, and initiates the main backdrop and mood for a story. Setting has been referred to as story world [1] or milieu to include a context (especially… … Wikipedia
Action-adventure game — (1979). With the decline of the adventure game genre from mainstream popularity, the use of the term (and the hybrid term action adventure ) has been more liberal. It is not uncommon for gamers to apply the term adventure or action adventure to… … Wikipedia