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  • 61ship — 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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  • 62propellant — pro•pel•lant [[t]prəˈpɛl ənt[/t]] n. 1) a propelling agent 2) the charge of explosive used to propel the projectile from a gun 3) rkt a substance, usu. a mixture of fuel and oxidizer, for propelling a rocket 4) chem. a compressed inert gas that… …

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  • 63Ordnance QF 25 pounder — Gun shown mounted on its firing platform, King Street West, Dundas, Hamilton, Canada. Type Field gun/Howitzer …

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  • 64Ordnance, RCL, 3.45 in — Mk 1 Type Recoilless rifle Place of origin  United Kingdom …

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  • 65List of military nuclear accidents — This article lists notable military accidents involving nuclear material. Civilian accidents are listed at List of civilian nuclear accidents. For a general discussion of both civilian and military accidents, see nuclear and radiation accidents.… …

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  • 66Fire in the hole — is a standard warning, used in many countries in the world, indicating that an explosive detonation in a confined space is imminent. It originated with miners, who needed to warn their fellows that a charge had been set. The first cannons were… …

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  • 67Dynamic stretching — is a form of stretching beneficial in sports utilizing momentum from form, static active stretching strength and the momentum from static active stretching strength, in an effort to propel the muscle into an extended range of motion not exceeding …

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  • 68Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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  • 69submarine — n. /sub meuh reen , sub meuh reen /; adj., v. /sub meuh reen /, n., adj., v., submarined, submarining. n. 1. a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles. 2.… …

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  • 70economic development — Process whereby simple, low income national economies are transformed into modern industrial economies. Theories of economic development the evolution of poor countries dependent on agriculture or resource extraction into prosperous countries… …

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