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Mississippi
Mississippi , one of the Deep South states of the United States. It is bordered by Alabama (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Arkansas and Louisiana, with most of the border formed by the Mississippi R. (W), and Tennessee (N). Facts and Figures Area, 47,716 sq mi (123,584 sq km). Pop. (2000)... Read more |
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Maxwell Taylor General Maxwell Taylor (1901-1987) served the United States for half a century as a soldier-states man-scholar in peacetime and in three wars. Maxwell Davenport Taylor was born August 26, 1901, in Keytesville, Missouri. He attended school in Kansas City until accepting an... Read more |
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West Virginia
West Virginia E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. (2000) 1,808,344, a 0.8% increase over 1980 pop. Capital and... Read more |
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capstan
...particularly when working anchors and cables. It was normally...capstan engine so that the bower anchors could be weighed direct without...and used both for weighing an anchor and for swaying up a yard...provide additional space for men to heave. In ... |
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nipper
...to end, which was used to bind the anchor cable temporarily to a messenger when in the days of sail the anchor was weighed by hand round the capstan. 2. Boys or men who worked the nippers when the anchors were being weighed were called nippers... |
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samson post
...the old days when it was normal to cat anchors before they were let go or on weighing...sufficiently long lead for the whole crew to man the fall. When all anchors had to be handled entirely by manpower, a large number of men were required on the tackles ... |
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swifter
...together the ends of the capstan bars when weighing anchor by hand. The central cut splice was placed in the...purpose was to provide extra accommodation for the men weighing the anchor, as it could be manned as well as the bars. 2. The... |
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Cunningham, Admiral Sir Andrew B.
...inform their Lordships that the Italian battle fleet now lies at anchor beneath the guns of the fortress of Malta.’After Pound's...complexion, and an infallible memory for old shipmates. He was a man of indomitable spirit; when, during the evacuation of Crete... |
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hoop
...the metal bands which held the stock of the old-fashioned anchors to the shank were called hoops. 3. The name given to an old form of naval punishment for two men accused of fighting each other below decks. They were stripped...cat-o'-nine-tails, a means of ensuring that neither ... |
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shanty
...Treasure Island (1883):Fifteen Men on the Dead Man's Chest, Yo ho ho...coordinate the efforts of each man. Warships, on the other hand...overmanned. The large number of men required to work the guns in...effort, such as weighing an anchor or ... |
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fleet
...the shroud so that there is room to haul it tauter. When an anchor was weighed by hand, the swifter was fleeted round the ends of the capstan bars to provide space for additional men to be used on the capstan. 4. A colloquial expression of fishermen... |
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orlop
...over-lop, the name given to the lowest deck in a sailing man-of-war. It was the platform laid over the beams of a ship...deck on which the cables were coiled in their lockers when the anchors were weighed and also the deck on which were found the powder... |
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historical fiction
...The Boyne Water (1826) ) and J. S. Lefanu (The Cock and Anchor (1845) and Turlough O'Brien (1847) ), were notably unsuccessful...Greatest of These (1943)) or more critical ( Sam Hanna Bell, A Man Flourishing (1973); Thomas Kilroy, The Big Chapel (1971... |
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drag
...tr.] (of a ship) trail (an anchor) along the seabed, causing the ship to drift. ∎ [intr.] (of an anchor) fail to hold, causing a ship or boat...sex, esp. women's clothes worn by a man: a fashion show, complete with men in drag | [as adj.] a live drag show... |
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trip
...error, blunder, or inconsistency: the man was determined to trip him up on his economics...tr.] Naut. release and raise (an anchor) from the seabed by means of a buoyed line attached to the anchor’s crown. ∎ turn (a yard or other... |
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ride
...of a vessel) sail or float: a large cedar barque rode at anchor. ∎ [intr.] float or seem to float: the moon was riding...immediate action over something. ride herd on keep watch over: a man to ride herd on this frenetically paced enterprise. ride high... |
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cat
...short for catboat. 2. inf. (particularly among jazz enthusiasts) a person, esp. a man. • v. (catted , catting ) [tr.] Naut. raise (an anchor) from the surface of the water to the cathead. cat2 • n. short for catalytic converter... |
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cementum
cementum (cement) (si-men-tŭm) n. a thin layer of hard tissue on the surface of the root of a tooth. It anchors the fibres of the periodontal membrane to the tooth. |
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cut
...early 18th century) a nautical phrase, meaning ‘sever the anchor cable because of some emergency and make sail immediately’.the cut...and a French saying of the mid 14th century runs, ‘the man who cuts off his nose spites his face.’ |
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shank
...s leg, esp. the part from the knee to the ankle: the old man's thin, bony shanks showed through his trousers. ∎ the lower part...it is held in a drill. ∎ the long stem of a key, spoon, anchor, etc. ∎ the straight part of a nail or fishhook. 3. a... |
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strength
strength • noun 1. men of great physical strength | the strength to break the doorsynonyms...of the firmsynonyms: mainstay, chief support, tower of strength, anchor, foundation stone. 8. the firm's reliability is its main strengthsynonyms... |
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Anchors working more for less. (Column)
...Stone. "The folks who anchor the noon and weekend...less, $150,000. Anchors at independent stations...big salaries are mostly men. It's only within...few years that popular anchors like Natalie Jacobson...But high paid celebrity anchors may ... |
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ANCHOR SHUFFLE AT CH. 7 SENDS ; SOME TOUGH MESSAGES TO TROOPS
...meteorologist Aaron Mentkowski. Morning co-anchor Kim Betton moves to weekends. Weekend anchor Joanna Pasceri anchors the 5:30 p.m. newscast after the...intended or not. Except for the main anchors, Radford, Banks, Randall and sports anchor ... |
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Anchor raised from Blackbeard's pirate ship
...artifact and likely the typical anchor for the ship. Apparently, pirates had everyday anchors and special anchors. "That's a big ship to be...pulley system of straps and men holding ropes moved the anchor from a boat to the back of a... |
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Anchor Bank names Large chief executive. (Anchor Savings Bank, James M. Large...
...successor to Don Thomas, who built Anchor Bank from a one-branch...banking." Large stated, "Anchor's reputation for outstanding...and superb staff of dedicated men and women who have made the 'Anchor Banker'(TM) a symbol of... |
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Anchor QEA expands, assists in lake cleanup
...Electric Co. has contracted with Anchor QEA for remediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), or man-made organic chemicals, in...Ocean Spring, Miss. office of Anchor QEA is involved in coordinating...has requested assistance from Anchor QEA in the U.S. ... |
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Anchors overboard? TV newscasts still need trusted, experienced journalists...
...era and the age of the anchor is finally over. [ILLUSTRATION...still young. The term "anchor" was used for the first...known a time when network anchors were not national icons...known as the most trusted man in America, so influential...national tragedy, ... |
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Local television news anchors' public appearances.
...community appearances can place anchors in a position in which business...their journalistic norms. Anchor appearances at community events...promotional activities of anchors, however, have drawn public...can you find a morning news anchor who's provocative, ... |
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Blackbeard's anchor recovered off NC coast
...artifact and likely was the typical anchor for the ship.Apparently, pirates had everyday anchors and special anchors just most people have everyday...pulley system of straps and men holding ropes moved the anchor from a boat to the back of ... |
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Blackbeard's anchor pulled up.(Y)
...artifact and likely was the typical anchor for the ship. Apparently, pirates had everyday anchors and special anchors just as the rest of us have...pulley system of straps and men holding ropes moved the anchor from a boat to the back of a... |
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Rescuing Anchor Point; `Shocked and deeply saddened' by Hsu's felony charges,...
...Capital Flagship Fund and the Anchor Point Capital Global Macro Fund...Knight "will help them survive. Anchor Point was not a one-man shop. It was a two-man shop...firm is difficult. "Tim and Anchor Point can survive doing this short... |
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