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  • 111Drowned — Drown Drown, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drowned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drowning}.] [OE. drunen, drounen, earlier drunknen, druncnien, AS. druncnian to be drowned, sink, become drunk, fr. druncen drunken. See {Drunken}, {Drink}.] To be suffocated in water… …

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  • 112Drowning — Drown Drown, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drowned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drowning}.] [OE. drunen, drounen, earlier drunknen, druncnien, AS. druncnian to be drowned, sink, become drunk, fr. druncen drunken. See {Drunken}, {Drink}.] To be suffocated in water… …

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  • 113drownproofing — /drown prooh fing/, n. a survival technique, for swimmers or nonswimmers, in which the body is allowed to float vertically in the water, with the head submerged, the lungs filled with air, and the arms and legs relaxed, the head being raised to… …

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  • 114drowner — drownˈer noun • • • Main Entry: ↑drown …

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  • 115drownproof — /drown proohf /, v.t. to teach (a person) the technique of drownproofing. [1975 80; back formation from DROWNPROOFING] * * * …

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  • 116feed the fishes — drown and be consumed by sea creatures …

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  • 117go down for the third time — drown, die, fail    In Calculus 101, I m going down for the third time. I m failing …

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  • 118drownproofing — drown·proof·ing …

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  • 119drownproof — /drown proohf /, v.t. to teach (a person) the technique of drownproofing. [1975 80; back formation from DROWNPROOFING] …

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  • 120Disasters — ▪ 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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