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  • 21Ship pollution — is the pollution of air and water by shipping. It is a problem that has been accelerating as trade has become increasingly globalized, posing an increasing threat to the world’s oceans and waterways as globalization continues. It is expected that …

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  • 22ship — [ship] n. [ME < OE scip, akin to Ger schiff, ON skip < IE * skeib < * skei , to cut, separate (> L scindere, to cut), extension of base * sek , to cut (> SAW1): basic sense “hollowed out tree trunk”] 1. any water vehicle of… …

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  • 23Board — Board, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boarding}.] 1. To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house. The boarded hovel. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. {Board} to accost, and see {Board}, n.] To go on board of, or enter,… …

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  • 24board — ► NOUN 1) a long, thin, flat piece of wood used in building. 2) a thin, flat, rectangular piece of stiff material used for various purposes. 3) the decision making body of an organization. 4) the provision of regular meals in return for payment.… …

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  • 25Ship — Ship, v. i. 1. To engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a man of war. [1913 Webster] 2. To embark on a ship. Wyclif (Acts xxviii. 11) [1913 Webster] …

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  • 26Board toilet — Board toilets are built in rooms with a toilet in vehicles for the use of human defecation. The small rooms are often provided with at least with a sink, liquid soap and paper towels for hand washing. Except in luxury versions, these kind of… …

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  • 27board / bored —    Board means a few things. One is a long sheet of wood : Hiram had to cut the board to make the shelves. It also means a management committee : The board of directors met to decide the fate of the school. Lastly, it can mean to get onto : She… …

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  • 28board / bored —    Board means a few things. One is a long sheet of wood : Hiram had to cut the board to make the shelves. It also means a management committee : The board of directors met to decide the fate of the school. Lastly, it can mean to get onto : She… …

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  • 29ship — [v] send, transport address, consign, direct, dispatch, drop, embark, export, forward, freight, go aboard, haul, move, put on board, remit, route, shift, ship out, smuggle, transfer, transmit; concepts 148,217 Ant. hold, keep …

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  • 30board|er — «BR duhr, BOHR », noun. 1. a person who pays for meals, or for room and meals, at another s house. 2. one of the men assigned to go on board an enemy ship: »The boarders fought their way to the bridge. 3. a pupil residing in a boarding school …

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