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  • 91List of English words of Dutch origin — This is a list of words of Dutch language origin. However, note that this list does also include some words of which the etymology is uncertain, and that some may have been derived from Middle Low German equivalents instead or as well. Some of… …

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  • 92wind — Ⅰ. wind [1] ► NOUN 1) the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current blowing from a particular direction. 2) breath as needed in physical exertion, speech, playing an instrument, etc. 3) Brit. air swallowed while …

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  • 93windless — Ⅰ. wind [1] ► NOUN 1) the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current blowing from a particular direction. 2) breath as needed in physical exertion, speech, playing an instrument, etc. 3) Brit. air swallowed while …

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  • 94Sea 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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  • 95Francis Chichester — Sir Francis Charles Chichester KBE (17 September 1901 – 26 August 1972), aviator and sailor, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for becoming the first person to sail single handed around the world by the clipper route, and the fastest… …

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  • 96Steam donkey — 12 x 14 Empire (?) Steam donkey in the UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, Maple Ridge, BC Canada Steam donkey, or donkey engine is the common nickname for a steam powered winch, or logging engine widely used in past logging operations, though not …

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  • 97Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli — Don Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli, (Palermo, Sicily, 1756 Cadiz, 1806), was a Spanish Admiral during the American Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, who died of wounds sustained during the Battle of Trafalgar. He was the son of Don Juan Gravina y …

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  • 98Raven's Ait — Location map Greater London lat=51.397894 long= 0.310064 width=180 float=right caption= Raven s Ait shown within Greater London (gbmapping|TQ175679)Raven s Ait is an island in the Thames at Surbiton, in Surrey, in the reach above Teddington Lock …

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  • 99Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1797) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife partof=the French Revolutionary Wars caption= The British attack on Santa Cruz de Tenerife . Oil on canvas, 1848. date=July 22 July 25, 1797 place=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain… …

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  • 100make — make1 makable, adj. /mayk/, v., made, making, n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art. 2. to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring… …

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