ariel

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ariel \A"ri*el\, n., or Ariel gazelle \A"ri*el ga*zelle"\ [Ar.
   aryil, ayyil, stag.] (Zool.)
   (a) A variety of the gazelle ({Antilope dorcas}, or {Gazella,
       dorcas}), found in Arabia and adjacent countries.
   (b) A squirrel-like Australian marsupial, a species of
       {Petaurus}.
   (c) A beautiful Brazilian toucan {Ramphastos ariel}).
       [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ariel \A"ri*el\, n. [Heb. ari["e]l, perh. confused with E.
   a["e]rial.]
   In the Cabala, a water spirit; in later folklore, a light and
   graceful spirit of the air.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   Note: In Zoology, ariel is used adjectively of certain birds
         noted for their graceful flight; as, the ariel toucan;
         the ariel petrel.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Ariel

   <language> An {array}-oriented language for the {CDC 6400}.

   ["Ariel Reference Manual", P. Devel, TR 22, CC UC Berkeley,
   Apr 1968].

   ["A New Survey of the Ariel Programming Language", P. Deuel,
   TR 4, Ariel Consortium, UC Berkeley, June 1972].

   [Deuel or Devel?]

   (1995-12-29)

from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Ariel
the lion of God. (1.) One of the chief men sent by Ezra to
procure Levites for the sanctuary (Ezra 8:16).

  (2.) A symbolic name for Jerusalem (Isa. 29:1, 2, 7) as
"victorious under God," and in Ezek. 43:15, 16, for the altar
(marg., Heb. 'ariel) of burnt offerings, the secret of Israel's
lion-like strength.

from Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

Ariel, altar; light or lion of God

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Ariel, WA
  Zip code(s): 98603

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

30 Moby Thesaurus words for "Ariel":
      Befind, Corrigan, Finnbeara, Mab, Oberon, Titania, banshee,
      brownie, cluricaune, dwarf, elf, fairy, fairy queen, fay, gnome,
      goblin, gremlin, hob, imp, kobold, leprechaun, ouphe, peri, pixie,
      pooka, puca, pwca, sprite, sylph, sylphid

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