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  • 51HMS Bulwark (1807) — HMS Bulwark was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 April 1807 at Portsmouth. She was designed by Sir William Rule as one of the large class 74s, and was the only ship built to her draught. As a large 74, she… …

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  • 52USS Bulwark — is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:*USS|Bulwark|AMc 66, renamed Avenge on 23 May 1941.*, a coastal minesweeper, laid down on 15 April 1941.*, a minesweeper, laid down on 12 December 1951. References… …

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  • 53Bulwarked — Bulwark Bul wark, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bulwarked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bulwarking}.] To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect. [1913 Webster] Of some proud city, bulwarked round and armed With rising… …

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  • 54Bulwarking — Bulwark Bul wark, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bulwarked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bulwarking}.] To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect. [1913 Webster] Of some proud city, bulwarked round and armed With rising… …

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  • 55Antemurale myth — Drawn representation of a bulwark The Antemurale myth or the Bulwark myth is one of the nationalist myths which implies a certain nation s mission of being a bulwark against the other religions, nations or ideologies. Contents …

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  • 56Elitloppet — L Elitloppet est une course hippique de trot attelé se déroulant en Suède sur l hippodrome de Solvalla. Créée en 1952, c est une épreuve internationale de Groupe I qui se court au mois de mai sur une distance de 1 609 mètres, départ à l …

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  • 57List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy — This is a list of ships of the line of the Royal Navy of England, and later (from 1707) of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. The list dates from 1660, the year in which the Royal Navy came into being after the restoration of the monarchy… …

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  • 58Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …

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  • 59Rampart — Ram part (r[a^]m p[aum]rt), n. [F. rempart, OF. rempar, fr. remparer to fortify, se remparer to fence or intrench one s self; pref. re re + pref. en (L. in) + parer to defend, parry, prepare, L. parare to prepare. See {Pare}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …

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  • 60Timeline for aircraft carrier service — Aircraft carriers have their origins during the days of World War I. Based on the first faltering steps made during that war, no one then could have imagined how important the aircraft carrier was to prove to be. Japan, the United Kingdom and the …

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