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  • 121Order of battle in the Atlantic campaign of 1806 — The Battle of San Domingo, 6th February 1806, with H.M.S. Canopus Joining the Action, Thomas Lyde Hornbrook The Atlantic campaign of 1806 was one of the most important and complex naval campaigns of the post Tra …

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  • 122Sloop — For the military definition of sloop see: Sloop of war. : For the open learning project see: SLOOP Project. A sloop (from Dutch sloep ) is a sailboat with a fore and aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter. A sloop s… …

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  • 123Pre-Columbian Discovery of America —     Pre Columbian Discovery of America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pre Columbian Discovery of America     Of all the alleged discoveries of America before the time of Columbus, only the bold voyages of exploration of the fearless Vikings to… …

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  • 124Windsurfing — A windsurfer tilts the rig and carves the board to perform a planing jibe (downwind turn) close to shore at Maui, Hawaii …

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  • 125Master (naval) — This article is about naval rank. For masters of non military nautical vessels, see Captain (nautical). For the naval rank Master and Commander, see Commander. John Fryer, Sailing master of the HMAV Bounty. The master, or sailing master, was a… …

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  • 126lay — lay1 /lay/, v., laid, laying, n. v.t. 1. to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him low.… …

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  • 127Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …

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  • 128Chile at the 2011 Pan American Games — Chile at the Pan American Games Flag of Chile …

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