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wharf wharf
wharf. 1. A projection built of wood or stone constructed along the banks of an anchorage or in a harbour to provide accommodation for ships to lie alongside for the loading or unloading of cargo, embarkation, and disembarkation of passengers, etc. The word is virtually synonymous with quay, though... Read more
Samuel Drake Samuel Drake
Drake [Bryant], Samuel (1768–1854), actor and manager. Drake, born in Barnstable, England, is believed to have been a strolling player before coming with his family to America in 1810. He made his debut that year at Boston's Federal Theatre, remaining there until he was appointed manager for ... Read more
Lynn Curtis Swann Lynn Curtis Swann
Lynn Swann 1952- American football player Blessed with incredible speed and an ability to catch the football with leaps almost ballet-like in gracefulness, wide receiver Lynn Swann also had an impeccable sense of timing. He joined the Pittsburgh Steelers just as the team embarked on its most... Read more
kettle kettle
kettle oval depression found in glacial moraines , which are landforms made up of rock debris. When a glacier melts and draws away from an area, a block of ice may break off and be covered by earth and rock. As the block melts, the ground above it subsides, forming a kettle. Kettles may be deeper... Read more
Tung Chi-chang Tung Chi-chang
Tung Ch'i-ch'ang Tung Ch'i-ch'ang (1555-1636), a Chinese calligrapher, painter, and art historian, founded the Sung-chiang school of literati painting. Tung Ch'i-ch'ang was born in Shanghai into a poor family with a tradition of scholarship and civil service. Compelled by the threat of... Read more
Edict of Nantes Edict of Nantes
Edict of Nantes 1598, decree promulgated at Nantes by King Henry IV to restore internal peace in France, which had been torn by the Wars of Religion; the edict defined the rights of the French Protestants (see Huguenots ). These included full liberty of conscience and private worship; liberty of... Read more
Robert Blake Robert Blake
Robert Blake 1599-1657, English admiral. A merchant, he sat in the Short Parliament (1640) and joined the parliamentary side in the civil war. He defended Bristol, Lyme, and Taunton against royalist attacks (1643-45). Appointed a "general at sea" (1649), he embarked on a brilliant naval career... Read more
Gosport Gosport
Gosport , city (1991 pop. 69,664) and district, Hampshire, S England. The city is a major port and shares its harbor with Portsmouth. There are ship- and yacht-building facilities and various light industries. Formerly a victualing station for the Royal Navy, Gosport was an embarkation point for the... Read more
quay quay
quay, a projection, usually constructed of stone, along the boundaries of a harbour to provide accommodation for ships to lie alongside for the loading or unloading of cargo, embarkation and disembarkation of passengers, etc. When a quay is built out from the harbour boundary into the water, it is... Read more
Joseph Smith Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith 1805-44, American Mormon leader, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, b. Sharon, Vt. When he was a boy his family moved to Palmyra, N.Y., where he experienced the poverty and hardships of life on a rough frontier. He had visions when he was still young and... Read more

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