As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
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Volt, n. Etym: [F. volte; cf. It. volta. See Vault.]
1. (Man.)
Definition: A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a center makes two concentric tracks.
2. (Fencing)
Definition: A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.
Volt, n. Etym: [After Alessandro Volta, the Italian electrician.] (Elec.)
Definition: The unit of electro-motive force; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United States Statute as, that electro-motive force which steadily applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm will produce a current of one ampère. It is practically equivalent to
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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