turtle deck
The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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turtle deck, the upper deck of a vessel constructed with a pronounced curve from the centreline of the vessel down to the sides. Its purpose is to assist overboard the flow of any sea water shipped over the bows. See also
xebec.
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Sci-fi `Screamers' gets hoarse in a hurry
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/26/1996; ; 700+ words
; SCREAMERS Directed by: Christian Duguay Screenplay...not a case of third time lucky for "Screamers," a limp sci-fi thriller based...story by Philip K. Dick. Although "Screamers" revisits Dick's favorite theme of...
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TERROR THE STAR IN SCARY 'SCREAMERS'.(LIVING)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 1/27/1996; 700+ words
; ...Newhouse News Service A ''screamer'' is a small, underground...well, as a soldier in ''Screamers'' says, ''No matter how...Weller has been saying that ''Screamers'' (which is taken from...gone into the making of ''Screamers,'' from the creepy, atmospheric...
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The sounds of silly monsters, action: `Screamers' is hard on ears, eyes.(Metropolitan Times)(Arts & Entertainment)(Movies)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 1/26/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...of "replicants" one recalls from "Blade Runner." The hero must beware of toy screamers, waif screamers, comrade-in-arms screamers, even a dishy screamer. No one brings discernible novelty or distinction to this dud, though "Screamers...
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SCREAMER 2 RAISES THE STANDARD FOR RACING GAMES
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL); 4/17/1997; 674 words
; ...decided to change all of that with the release of Screamer 2 for the PC. Screamer 2 is a classic arcade rally racer. It's you...friends in multiplayer. Whichever one you choose, Screamer 2 will deliver. When racing single tracks in arcade...
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NewTek's Screamer Speeds Up Toaster Animation
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/16/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...Introduction of the Screamer means that advertising...the first shipments of Screamers are destined for work...will use Toasters with Screamers to create space stations...but addition of the Screamers will speed up the process...Anaheim, Calif., the Screamer is a specialized 3D...
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`Screamers' Mines A Bleak New World
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 1/26/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...shoot him, but a Screamer gets him first. Screamers are weapons used by...you'd expect the Screamers to be less vulnerable...dealing with them. As a Screamer comes burrowing under...the elements in "Screamers" seem recycled out...
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The Critically-Acclaimed Documentary and Winner of the Audience Award, AFI Film Festival 2006(R): SCREAMERS.
Business Wire; 2/12/2008; 700+ words
; ...well as all people, to be "screamers" and to speak out against...said Carla Garapedian. "SCREAMERS busts wide-open the hypocrisy...can, as Serj says, all be screamers." A chilling segment in...interview with one such 'screamer,' journalist and activist...
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DESPITE ITS SCARY TITLE, `SCREAMERS' IS PRIMARILY AN ENTERTAINING THRILLER.(What's Happening)(Review)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 1/26/1996; ; 700+ words
; The new sci-fi thriller ``Screamers'' is actually a pretty fun ride...and ``Total Recall.'' But ``Screamers'' feels closer structurally and...blade-wielding weapons called Screamers, which have only one mission...
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'SCREAMERS' NOT LIKELY TO LEAVE AUDIENCES SCREAMING FOR MORE.(L.A. LIFE)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 1/26/1996; 700+ words
; ...s Earth allies sent them screamer technology; now, years later...it becomes evident that the screamers have created new models that...much about how one prevents screamer attacks - then repeatedly...their warmer moments. But "Screamers" needed to be swifter - not...
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JENNIFER RUBIN ON BATTLING 'SCREAMERS'.(TIMEOUT)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 1/25/1996; 700+ words
; ...starring in a sci-fi thriller called ''Screamers,'' her first thought was, ''I have...in the not-so-distant future, ''Screamers,'' is the tale of a group of intergalactic...Peter Weller (''Robocop''). ''Screamers,'' said Ms. Rubin, is about survival...
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Screamers
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...True to their name, screamers have very loud, shrill...their breeding territory. Screamers build their nest on the...mostly feeding themselves. Screamers are monogamous, and pair for life. The horned screamer ( Anhima cornuta ) has...
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screamer
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...swan-sized black-necked screamer ( C. chavaria ) of N Colombia...conical, fowllike bills, screamers feed primarily on a vegetable...seeds, although the horned screamer occasionally eats insects as well. Screamers are strong fliers and generally...
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Duguay, Christian 1947(?)–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...as Scanner Force ), Republic Pictures, 1992. Screamers (also known as Screamers—L'armee souterraine ), Triumph...Blue Man, Seymour Borde and Associates, 1985. Screamers (also known as Screamers—L'armee...
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Norton, Jim 1938–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...Television Appearances; Movies: The man, Screamer (also known as Thriller: Screamer ), ATV and ABC, 1975. Jasper Tooms, Cry...Person," Colditz, BBC, 1975. The man, "Screamer," Thriller, ATV, 1975. Best, "Gilt Edged...
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Flores, Rosie
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...band Rosie and the Re-boppin’ Screamers and in 1984 joined the country-punk outfit...Children and Rosie and the Reboppin’ Screamers (some sources say Rosie and the Screamers), c. 1970s-80s; played in band Screamin...
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