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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ATTERATE

v.t.[L. attero, to wear. ] 1. To wear away.
2. To form or accumulate by wearing.

 

ATTERATED

pp. Formed by wearing.

 

ATTERATION

n.The operation of forming land by the wearing of the sea, and the wearing of the earth in one place and deposition of it in another.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ATTER

At "ter, n. Etym: [AS. ætter.]

 

Defn: Poison; venom; corrupt matter from a sore. [Obs. ] Holland.

 

ATTERCOP

At "ter *cop, n. Etym: [AS. attercoppa a spider; ætter poison + coppa head, cup. ]

 

1. A spider. [Obs. ]

 

2. A peevish, ill-natured person. [North of Eng. ]

 

ATTERRATE

At *ter *rate, v. t. Etym: [It. atterrare (cf. LL. atterrare to cast to earth ); L. ad + terra earth, land. ]

 

Defn: To fill up with alluvial earth. [Obs. ] Ray.

 

ATTERRATION

ATTERRATION At `ter *ra "tion, n.

 

Defn: The act of filling up with earth, or of forming land with alluvial earth. [Obs. ]

 

Duden Dictionary

Attersee

At ter see Eigenname , der |A ttersee |der; Genitiv: des Attersees österreichischer See

 

French Dictionary

atterrer

atterrer v. tr. verbe transitif Semer la consternation chez (quelqu ’un ). aimer

 

atterrir

atterrir v. intr. verbe intransitif Se poser sur le sol, en parlant d ’un avion, d ’un engin spatial. : L ’avion a atterri avec trois heures de retard. finir Note Orthographique a tt e rr ir.

 

atterrissage

atterrissage n. m. nom masculin Action d ’atterrir; son résultat. : Un atterrissage forcé. Note Orthographique a tt e rr issage.