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  • 1To spring a leak — Spring Spring (spr[i^]ng), v. t. 1. To cause to spring up; to start or rouse, as game; to cause to rise from the earth, or from a covert; as, to spring a pheasant. [1913 Webster] 2. To produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; as, to spring a …

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  • 2To spring the luff — Spring Spring (spr[i^]ng), v. t. 1. To cause to spring up; to start or rouse, as game; to cause to rise from the earth, or from a covert; as, to spring a pheasant. [1913 Webster] 2. To produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; as, to spring a …

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  • 3Robert James Graves — (1796 1853) M.D., F.R.C.S., Irish Surgeon after which Graves Disease takes it s name, Founder of the Dublin Journal of Medical Science, leader of the Irish School of diagnostics.Robert James Graves [http://www.mrcophth.com/ophthalmologyhalloffame/… …

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  • 4spring — springlike, adj. /spring/, v., sprang or, often, sprung; sprung; springing; n., adj. v.i. 1. to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or… …

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  • 5Joseph Conrad — Infobox Writer name = Joseph Conrad birthdate = birth date|1857|12|3|df=y birthplace = Berdychiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) deathdate = death date and age|1924|8|3|1857|12|3|df=y deathplace = Bishopsbourne, England occupation = Novelist… …

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  • 6SS Jeddah — was a steamship that was originally thought sunk with a great loss of life among the Muslim pilgrims aboard.On 17 July 1880 the S.S. Jeddah sailed from Singapore bound for Penang and Jeddah, with 778 men, 147 women and 67 children on board. The… …

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  • 7English Armada — Part of the Anglo–Spanish War (1585) Monument of the heroine María Pita in the Square of the Town Hall of La Co …

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  • 8List of pipeline accidents — The following is a list of pipeline accidents: This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Contents 1 Bel …

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  • 9Narara (ship) — ‹ The template below (Infobox Ship Wreck Event) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus.› ‹ The template below (Infobox Ship Wreck Location) is being considered for deletion. See templates for… …

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  • 10List of Empire ships (M) — The Empire ships were a series of ships in the service of the British Government. Their names were all prefixed with Empire . Mostly they were used during World War II by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), who owned the ships but contracted… …

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