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111wear — I. verb (wore; worn; wearing) Etymology: Middle English weren, from Old English werian; akin to Old Norse verja to clothe, invest, spend, Latin vestis clothing, garment, Greek hennynai to clothe Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to… …
112Glorious First of June — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Glorious First of June partof=the French Revolutionary Wars caption= Lord Howe s action, or the Glorious First of June Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1795 date=1 June 1794 place=Atlantic Ocean,… …
113CSS Alabama — For other ships named Alabama, see USS Alabama. A painting of CSS Alabama Career …
114Clewlines and buntlines — For the revolver, see Colt Buntline Clewlines and buntlines are lines used to handle the sails of a square rigged ship. Clewlines (green) and buntlines (red) for a single sail. The sail here is semi transparent; fainter lines are running behind… …
115List of U.S. Marine Corps acronyms and expressions — This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps. Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or… …
116port — 1. n. 1 a harbour. 2 a place of refuge. 3 a town or place possessing a harbour, esp. one where customs officers are stationed. Phrases and idioms: port of call a place where a ship or a person stops on a journey. Port of London Authority the… …
117HMS Java (1811) — The French built frigate Renommée was taken by the British near Madagascar and renamed HMS Java . She was rated as 38 guns and carried 47 guns and cannonades. She was under the command of Captain Harry Lambert during the War of 1812Toll, p.376] …
118List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions — This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps. Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or… …
119Battle of Copenhagen (1801) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First Battle of Copenhagen partof=War of the Second Coalition caption= The Battle of Copenhagen, as painted by Nicholas Pocock. British line is diagonally across the foreground, the city of Copenhagen in the… …
120Battle of Lowestoft — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Lowestoft partof=the Second Anglo Dutch War caption= date=13 June 1665 place=near Lowestoft, England casus= territory= result=Decisive English Victory combatant1=flagicon|England England… …
