1 A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (engineering) one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, such as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or steam engine. 2  A bird, the greylag.
Washington, D.C. Coordinates. The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is a 2,300,000-square-foot (210,000 m2) convention center located in Washington, D.C., USA, owned and operated by the city's convention arm, Events DC.
For a family escape close to Washington, D.C., the Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center, located in National Harbor, Maryland, is a full-service hotel that is also the only waterfront resort in the Washington, D.C. area.aylord National Resort has 2,000 guest rooms with both standard guest rooms and suites, which make great choices for a family stay. Rooms feature classical design influences inspired by the National Capital region, with views of the Maryland hillside, Potomac Riverfront and the resort's dramatic atrium.