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31Proa — A proa or prau is a type of multihull sailing vessel. While the word proa just means boat in its native language, the term proa in Western languages has come to describe a vessel consisting of two (usually) unequal length parallel hulls, sailed… …
32Byzantine navy — Infobox War Faction name= Byzantine Navy war= the Justinianic Wars, the Byzantine Arab Wars, the Rus Byzantine Wars, the Crusades and the Byzantine Ottoman wars caption= active= 330 1453 AD ideology= leaders= Byzantine Emperor (Commander in… …
33erə- — To row. Oldest form *ə₁erə₁ . 1. Variant form *rē (contracted from *reə₁ , from earlier *ə₁reə₁ ). a. row2, from Old English rōwan, to row, from Germanic *rō ; b. suffixed form *rō tro . rudder, Rus, Russian …
34pole — Synonyms and related words: China, Darkest Africa, God knows where, Greenland, Maypole, N pole, North Pole, Outer Mongolia, Pago Pago, Pillars of Hercules, S pole, Siberia, South Pole, Thule, Tierra del Fuego, Timbuktu, Ultima Thule, Yukon, acme …
35sweep — Synonyms and related words: Derby, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, S curve, aberrancy, aberration, advance, airscape, ambit, arc, arch, ball the jack, barrel, be effortless, be painless, bend, bend back, bending, bias, bingo, boom, bow, bowing …
36sweep — 1. verb /swiːp/ a) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush. [H]as the course of the argument so accustomed you to agreeing that you were swept by it into a ready assent? b) To move through an (horizontal) arc or… …
37starboard — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sterbord, from Old English stēorbord, from stēor steering oar + bord ship s side more at steer, board Date: before 12th century the right side of a ship or aircraft looking forward compare port II. adjective Date …
38steer — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stēor young ox; akin to Old High German stior young ox Date: before 12th century 1. a male bovine animal and especially a domestic ox (Bos taurus) castrated before sexual maturity compare stag 3 …
39Greek fire — was a burning liquid weapon used by the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines typically used it in naval battles to great effect as it could continue burning even on water. It was largely responsible for many Byzantine military victories, and partly… …
40Oceanus — This article is about the personification of the world ocean in Greek myth. For other uses, see Oceanus (disambiguation). Oceanus Oceanus in the Trevi Fountain, Rome Titan of Water, Seas, Lakes, Rivers, Oceans, Streams and …
