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  • 31swerving — noun the act of turning aside suddenly • Syn: ↑swerve, ↑veering • Derivationally related forms: ↑veer (for: ↑veering), ↑swerve, ↑swerve ( …

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  • 32Bitt — Bitt, v. t. [See {Bitts}.] (Naut.) To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away. Totten. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 33Bollard — Bol lard, n. [Cf. {Bole} the stem of a tree, and {Pollard}.] An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes. [1913 Webster] {Bollard timber} (Naut.), a timber, also called a knighthead, rising just… …

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  • 34Bollard timber — Bollard Bol lard, n. [Cf. {Bole} the stem of a tree, and {Pollard}.] An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes. [1913 Webster] {Bollard timber} (Naut.), a timber, also called a knighthead, rising… …

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  • 35Boxhaul — Box haul , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boxhauled}.] (Naut.) To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the wind). Totten. [1913… …

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  • 36Boxhauled — Boxhaul Box haul , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boxhauled}.] (Naut.) To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the wind). Totten.… …

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  • 37Fickle — Fic kle, a. [OE. fikel untrustworthy, deceitful, AS. ficol, fr. fic, gefic, fraud, deceit; cf. f[=a]cen deceit, OS. f?kn, OHG. feichan, Icel. feikn portent. Cf. {Fidget}.] Not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind; not… …

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  • 38Battle of Jutland — fixHTML|begInfobox Military Conflict conflict = Battle of Jutland partof = World War I caption = The Battle of Jutland, 1916 date = 31 May 1916 ndash; 1 June 1916 place = North Sea, near Denmark result = Indecisive combatant1 = combatant2 =… …

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  • 39Charles Peirce — Infobox Scientist name = Charles Peirce box width = image size = 200px caption = Charles Peirce birth date = September 10, 1839 birth place = Cambridge, Massachusetts death date = April 19, 1914 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality …

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  • 40Diego Garcia — For other uses, see Diego Garcia (disambiguation). Diego Garcia IATA: NKW – ICAO: FJDG Summary …

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