Turtling

Turtling
Turtling Tur"tling, n. The act, practice, or art of catching turtles. --Marryat. [1913 Webster]

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  • Turtling — may refer to:* Turtling (sailing), a sailing term to describe the inverting of a dinghy * Turtling (hunting), the hunting of turtles * Turtle (game term), a game term to describe a defensive strategyee also* Turtle (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

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  • Turtling (sailing) — In dinghy sailing, a boat is said to be turtling when the boat is fully inverted with the mast pointing down to the seabed. An air pocket can form underneath the turtled boat.References …   Wikipedia

  • turtling — noun Date: 1669 the action or process of catching turtles …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • turtling — noun a) The hunting of turtles (the reptiles). b) Turning turtle …   Wiktionary

  • turtling — present part of turtle …   Useful english dictionary

  • Turtle (computer gaming) — In computer and video games the term turtle , named after the turtle animal, has different meanings depending on the genre but all relate to a completely defensive strategy. The basic element to this strategy is designed to prevent one from… …   Wikipedia

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  • Camping (video gaming) — In video gaming, camping is a tactic in which a player will obtain a strategic position anywhere on the map and wait for characters to arrive and be killed, or waiting for useful objects to appear in an area rather than actively seeking them… …   Wikipedia

  • Rush (video games) — A four pool zergling rush against a zerg AI opponent in StarCraft, who has not yet built a Spawning Pool. In video games, rushing is analogous to the human wave attack in real world ground warfare, in which speed and surprise are used to… …   Wikipedia

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