tern schooner — variant of tern … Useful english dictionary
Tern — Tern, a. [L. pl. terni three each, three; akin to tres three. See {Three}, and cf. {Trine}.] Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate. [1913 Webster] {Tern flowers} (Bot.), flowers growing three and three together. {Tern leaves} (Bot.),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tern flowers — Tern Tern, a. [L. pl. terni three each, three; akin to tres three. See {Three}, and cf. {Trine}.] Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate. [1913 Webster] {Tern flowers} (Bot.), flowers growing three and three together. {Tern leaves}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tern leaves — Tern Tern, a. [L. pl. terni three each, three; akin to tres three. See {Three}, and cf. {Trine}.] Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate. [1913 Webster] {Tern flowers} (Bot.), flowers growing three and three together. {Tern leaves}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tern peduncles — Tern Tern, a. [L. pl. terni three each, three; akin to tres three. See {Three}, and cf. {Trine}.] Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate. [1913 Webster] {Tern flowers} (Bot.), flowers growing three and three together. {Tern leaves}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Schooner A.W. Greely — The Donald II= The Donald II was a three masted, wooden, Tern Schooner especially reinforced for encountering ice. The Donald II as built in 1925 for Hollett and Sons of Newfoundland. It was 200 ton, 109 ft. long, 27 ft. beam and drew 11 ft. of… … Wikipedia
tern — I. /tɜn / (say tern) noun any bird of the subfamily Sterninae, family Laridae, comprising numerous aquatic species which are allied to the gulls but usually with a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long and deeply forked tail, and a… …
tern — tÉœrn /tÉœËn n. type of black and white marine bird; (Nautical) schooner with three masts; (in Gambling) set of three things (particularly three numbers that together form a winning combination in a gambling game or a lottery) … English contemporary dictionary
MacGregor Arctic Expedition — The MacGregor Arctic Expedition was a privately funded expedition which set out to reoccupy Fort Conger, Ellesmere Island, Canada, a site within flying distance of the North Pole. The expedition, which took place from july 1 1937 to October 3… … Wikipedia
Pilgrim (brig) — The Pilgrim was a sailing brig (180 tons, 86.5 feet long) engaged in the California hide trade of the early 19th century. Although just one among many other ships engaged in the business, the Pilgrim was immortalized by one of her sailors,… … Wikipedia
