The height and speed of a baby walker increases the chance of children: 1  Reaching counter tops, shelves, stove tops, etc. 2  Falling down stairs, into swimming pools, bathtubs and fireplaces.
Tripoli. 1  A historical region of northern Africa roughly coextensive with the ancient region of Tripolitania. 2  A city of northwest Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea north-northeast of Beirut. 3  The capital and largest city of Libya, in the northwest part of the country on the Mediterranean Sea.
(1801-05). A conflict between the United States and the North African Barbary state of Tripoli (now the capital of Libya) was the Tripolitan War. The Barbary States required tribute from U.S. vessels traveling in the Mediterranean Sea in exchange for immunity from piratical attacks.