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equinoctial gales — plural noun High gales popularly supposed to prevail about the times of the equinoxes (the belief is unsupported by scientific observation) • • • Main Entry: ↑equinox … Useful english dictionary
equinoctial — adj. & n. adj. 1 happening at or near the time of an equinox (equinoctial gales). 2 of or relating to equal day and night. 3 at or near the (terrestrial) equator. n. (in full equinoctial line) = celestial equator. Phrases and idioms: equinoctial… … Useful english dictionary
Quilty, County Clare — Quilty is a small fishing village between Miltown Malbay and Doonbeg in County Clare, Ireland. Lobster, salmon, bass, herring and mackerel are landed at Quilty, formerly known for its curing industry. The name is thought to come from coillte ,… … Wikipedia
Raid on Rochefort — Part of Seven Year s War British chart of the Basque Roads, 1757 … Wikipedia
Charter of Virginia — JAMES, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, c. WHEREAS our loving and well disposed Subjects, Sir Thorn as Gales, and Sir George Somers, Knights, Richard Hackluit, Clerk, Prebendary of… … Wikipedia

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