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  • 81Composite ship — Composite Com*pos ite (?; 277), a. [L. compositus made up of parts, p. p. of componere. See {Compound}, v. t., and cf. {Compost}.] 1. Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language. [1913 Webster] Happiness, like air… …

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  • 82List of Mississippi railroads — Contents 1 Common freight carriers 2 Passenger carriers 3 Defunct railroads …

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  • 83bill of lading — bill of lad·ing / lā diŋ/: a document issued by a carrier that lists goods being shipped and specifies the terms of their transport ◇ A bill of lading serves as a receipt for the goods, a contract for the transport of the goods, and a document of …

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  • 84carrier — car·ri·er n 1: an individual or entity engaged in transporting passengers or goods for hire by land, water, or air; specif: common carrier 2: an insurer that assumes the risks of a policy that it issues to a policyholder Merriam Webster’s… …

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  • 85Land battleship — A land battleship is a very large tank of comparable size and complexity to naval warships. The designation of land battleship is also sometimes applied to large armored hovercraft. Examples of Land battleships * Tsar Tank a giant Russian WWI… …

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  • 86coaler — /koh leuhr/, n. a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal. [1865 70; COAL + ER1] * * * …

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  • 87surface mail — noun mail that is sent by land or sea • Ant: ↑air mail • Hypernyms: ↑mail * * * noun 1. : mail carried by land or sea transportation rather than by air 2. : the postal system or services handling surface mail …

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  • 88Shipped — Ship Ship, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shipping}.] 1. To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water. [1913 Webster] The timber was . . . shipped in the bay of Attalia, from whence it… …

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  • 89Shipping — Ship Ship, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shipping}.] 1. To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water. [1913 Webster] The timber was . . . shipped in the bay of Attalia, from whence it… …

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  • 90Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation       January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …

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