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  • 1embark — I. v. a. 1. Put on shipboard. 2. Engage, enlist, invest, put. II. v. n. 1. Go on shipboard, go on board, go aboard, take ship. 2. Engage, enlist, enter upon, take the first step, go into …

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  • 2Embark — Em*bark , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embarked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embarking}.] [F. embarquer; pref. em (L. in) + barque bark: cf. Sp. embarcar, It. imbarcare. See {Bark}. a vessel.] 1. To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard. [1913 …

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  • 3Embarked — Embark Em*bark , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embarked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embarking}.] [F. embarquer; pref. em (L. in) + barque bark: cf. Sp. embarcar, It. imbarcare. See {Bark}. a vessel.] 1. To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard …

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  • 4Embarking — Embark Em*bark , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embarked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embarking}.] [F. embarquer; pref. em (L. in) + barque bark: cf. Sp. embarcar, It. imbarcare. See {Bark}. a vessel.] 1. To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard …

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  • 5St. Hormisdas —     Pope St. Hormisdas     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Hormisdas     Date of birth unknown, elected to the Holy See, 514; d. at Rome, 6 August, 523.     This able and sagacious pontiff belonged to a wealthy and honourable family of… …

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  • 6Pope St. Hormisdas —     Pope St. Hormisdas     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Hormisdas     Date of birth unknown, elected to the Holy See, 514; d. at Rome, 6 August, 523.     This able and sagacious pontiff belonged to a wealthy and honourable family of… …

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  • 7Sea shanty — For the song Sea Shanty by Quasi, see Featuring Birds For the album Sea Shanties by English band High Tide, see High Tide (band). Sailors sang shanties while performing shipboard labor A shanty (also spelled chantey , chanty ) is a type of work… …

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  • 8Operation Sandblast — Part of Cold War (1953–1962) …

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  • 9ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …

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  • 10History of the Royal Marines — The Corps of Royal Marines, the infantry land fighting element of the United Kingdom s Royal Navy, was formed as part of the Naval Service in 1755. However, it can trace its origins back as far as 1664, when English soldiers first went to sea to… …

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