Sentence examples for an appurtenance from inspiring English sources

Airspace is now generally accepted as an appurtenance of the subjacent territory and shares the latter's legal status.

Southern Louisiana is the site of many environmental depredations, but one of them will never be a feeling of locked-down sterility as an appurtenance of human habitation.

As that softly spoken malefactor, the fine Finbar Lynch on opening night was sporting an arm in a leather sling, an appurtenance that, we were informed, was the result of an injury sustained by the actor.

"appliance" means an instrument, equipment, apparatus, a part, an appurtenance, or an accessory used, capable of being used, or intended to be used, in operating or controlling aircraft in flight, including a parachute, communication equipment, and another mechanism installed in or attached to aircraft during flight, and not a part of an aircraft,aircraft engine, or propeller.

It was foremost "an appurtenance of the dining table," as well as a household furnishing like a wall sconce, clock case and chaise percée (chair containing a chamber pot).

I more resembled an appurtenance, maybe like a kitchen wine fridge or a flat-screen television.

"spare part" means an accessory, appurtenance, or part of an aircraft (except an aircraft engine or propeller), aircraft engine (except a propeller), propeller, or appliance, that is to be installed at a later time in an aircraft,aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance.

"aircraft engine" means an engine used, or intended to be used, to propel an aircraft, including a part, appurtenance, and accessory of the engine, except a propeller.

"propeller" includes a part, appurtenance, and accessory of a propeller.

Sometimes a simple appurtenance can turn out to have an unanticipated meaning and you never know in our world of Edward Snowden and government spying if an innocent looking device were really collecting data, about the horses in the barn and who or who isn't going to hit the roof when they find out that that their privacy can even be compromised in even the most backwoods environment.

There were, of course, millions of men with toothbrush mustaches, but the choice by a performer or politician to keep or discard a symbolic appurtenance is never accidental.