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  • 1bank — bank1 /bangk/, n. 1. a long pile or heap; mass: a bank of earth; a bank of clouds. 2. a slope or acclivity. 3. Physical Geog. the slope immediately bordering a stream course along which the water normally runs. 4. a broad elevation of the sea… …

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  • 2bank — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a the sloping edge of land by a river. b the area of ground alongside a river (had a picnic on the bank). 2 a raised shelf of ground; a slope. 3 an elevation in the sea or a river bed. 4 the artificial slope of a road etc.,… …

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  • 3List of One Piece characters — The protagonists of the One Piece series. Clockwise from top: Franky, Usopp (in his Sogeking alias), Nico Robin, Sanji, Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Brook and Tony Tony Chopper (at the center). The One Piece manga and anime series… …

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  • 4unicameral —   a. having one legislative chamber.    ♦ unicity, n. one ness; state of being unique.    ♦ unidextral, a. using one hand more deftly than other.    ♦ unifarious, a. in one row or series.    ♦ unifilar, a. having or using one thread or wire.    ♦ …

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  • 5First Macedonian War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First Macedonian War partof=the Macedonian Wars caption= date=214 BC 205 BC place=Macedon and Illyria casus=Demetrius of Pharos s incitement; Rome distracted by Second Punic War result=Stalemate; Peace of… …

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  • 6ship — 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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  • 7List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …

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  • 8History of the Royal Navy — Naval Service of the British Armed Forces …

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  • 9naval warfare — Military operations conducted on, under, or over the sea and waged against other seagoing vessels or targets on land or in the air. The earliest naval attacks were raids by the armed men of a tribe or town using fishing boats or merchant ships.… …

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  • 10The Boat Race — Exhausted crews at the finish of the 2002 Boat Race. Cambridge at the left. The event generally known as The Boat Race is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club, rowed between… …

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