In 1882 Edison helped form the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York, which brought electric light to parts of Manhattan. But progress was slow. Most Americans still lit their homes with gas light and candles for another fifty years. Only in 1925 did half of all homes in the U.S. have electric power.
â¢ PIPAL (noun). The noun PIPAL has 1 sense: 1. fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists. Familiarity information: PIPAL used as a noun is very rare.ig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists.
Shamal (ã·ã£ãã« Shamaru) is a character in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's, voiced by RyÅka Yuzuki. Shamal is one of the Wolkenritter, and uses a set of magical rings called Klarwind. Shamal is named for the Maserati Shamal and, like all Wolkenritter, doesn't have a surname. Interestingly, the car itself is named after shamal, the Arabic name for a type of northwestern wind in Iraq and neighboring countries, mirroring her Device's name.