their plans came to naught
1naught — [no:t US no:t] pron old use [: Old English; Origin: nawiht] nothing ▪ All their plans came to naught (=failed) …
2naught — noun (U) old use nothing: He cared naught for public opinion. | come to naught (=fail): All their plans came to naught …
3Israel — /iz ree euhl, ray /, n. 1. a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 5,534,672; 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Cap.: Jerusalem. 2. the people traditionally descended from Jacob; the Hebrew or Jewish people. 3 …
4Narrow gauge railway — Track gauge by size Broad gauge St …
5Project Blue Book — was one of a series of systematic studies of Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) conducted by the United States Air Force (U.S.A.F.). Started in 1952, it was the second revival of such a study. A termination order was given for the study in… …
6Statutes of Lithuania — The Statutes of Lithuania originally known as the Statutes of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos statutai , Belarusian: Статуты Вялікага княства Літоўскага , Polish: Statuty litewskie ) were a 16th century codification of all the… …
7British Rail Classes 253, 254 and 255 — Class 253, Class 254 and Class 255 are classifications allocated to InterCity 125 high speed trains in Great Britain. HistoryClass 253 and 254When built, from 1976, the InterCity 125 (125) units were considered to be diesel electric multiple… …
8Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… …
9UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …
10Iran, ancient — Introduction also known as Persia historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and… …
