Stranded+vessel

  • 11strand´ed|ness — strand|ed1 «STRAN dihd», adjective. aground; helpless: »a stranded vessel, Figurative. stranded travelers searching for shelter. strand|ed2 «STRAN dihd», adjective. made of strands; having a certain number of strands: »a three stranded rope.… …

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  • 12strand|ed — strand|ed1 «STRAN dihd», adjective. aground; helpless: »a stranded vessel, Figurative. stranded travelers searching for shelter. strand|ed2 «STRAN dihd», adjective. made of strands; having a certain number of strands: »a three stranded rope.… …

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  • 13USS Urdaneta (1883) — USS Urdaneta –occasionally misspelled Undaneta –was an iron hulled gunboat in the United States Navy. She was named for Spanish friar and explorer Andres de Urdaneta. Urdaneta was built for the Spanish government at the Cavite Arsenal near Manila …

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  • 14MV Caribou — The MV Caribou is a Marine Atlantic passenger/vehicle ferry which operates between the islands of Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island in eastern Canada.MV Caribou is named after the woodland caribou which graces the coat of arms of Newfoundland… …

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  • 15wreck — I. n. 1. Destruction, perdition, undoing, prostration, ruin, desolation, shipwreck. 2. Stranded vessel, shipwrecked vessel. II. v. a. 1. Strand, founder, shipwreck, cast away. 2. Ruin, destroy, shipwreck, break, shatter, blight, blast …

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  • 16Immortality in fiction — Immortality is a popular subject in fiction, as it explores humanity s deep seated fears and comprehension of its own mortality. Immortal beings and species abound in fiction, especially fantasy fiction, and the meaning of immortal tends to… …

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  • 17USS Ebony (AN-15) — USS Ebony (AN 15/YN 10) was an Aloe class net laying ship which was assigned to serve the U.S. Navy during World War II with her protective anti submarine nets.Built in California Ebony (YN 10) was launched 3 June 1941 by General Engineering and… …

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  • 18Dunoon and Kilmun —    DUNOON and KILMUN, a parish, in the district of Cowal, county of Argyll, 7½ miles (W. by S.) from Greenock; containing 4211 inhabitants. The early history of this parish is involved in great obscurity, and rests chiefly on tradition. Its… …

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  • 19refloat — /riˈfloʊt/ (say ree floht) verb (t) 1. to set (a stranded vessel) afloat again. 2. to launch (a company, scheme, idea, etc.) again. 3. to float (a currency, shares in a company, etc.) again …

  • 20Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation       January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …

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