commandeered — com·man·deer || ‚kÉ’mÉ™n dɪə v. draft into active service (Military); take possession for military purpose; take over, take command of … English contemporary dictionary
Flight of the Norwegian National Treasury — The National Treasury of Norway consisted of 240 million NOK of 1940 value worth of gold (approximately $54,5 million in 1940 American currency, [cite web |url=http://www.measuringworth.org/datasets/exchangeglobal/result.php?year source=1940 year … Wikipedia
commandeer — [[t]kɒ̱məndɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] commandeers, commandeering, commandeered 1) VERB If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it. [V n] The soldiers commandeered… … English dictionary
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United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation — A World War I poster for the US Shipping Board, ca. 1917 1918. The Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) was established by the United States Shipping Board, sometimes referred to as the War Shipping Board,[1] 16 April 1917 pursuant to the Shipping… … Wikipedia
com|man|deer — «KOM uhn DIHR», transitive verb. 1. to seize (private property) for military or public use: »The policeman commandeered a taxicab to chase the fleeing bank robber. The officers of one of the gold mining companies were similarly commandeered and… … Useful english dictionary
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