to see a ship on the horizon
1Ship of the line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …
2horizon — ho|ri|zon [həˈraızən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: Greek, from horizein to limit ] 1.) the horizon the line far away where the land or sea seems to meet the sky on the horizon ▪ We could see a ship on the horizon. 2.) horizons [plur …
3horizon — noun 1 the horizon the line far away where the land or sea seems to meet the sky: We could see a ship on the horizon. 2 horizons (plural) the limit of your ideas, knowledge, experience: narrow political horizons | broaden/expand sb s horizons: a… …
4Over-the-horizon radar — US Navy Relocatable Over the Horizon Radar station Over the horizon radar, or OTH (sometimes also beyond the horizon, or BTH), is a design concept for radar systems to allow them to detect targets at very long ranges, typically up to thousands of …
5The Open Boat — 1st US edition of The Open Boat, illustrated by Will H. Bradley The Open Boat is a short story by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). First published in 1897, it was based on Crane s experience of surviving a shipwreck off the coast of… …
6Horizon class frigate — The Horizon Common New Generation Frigate (CNGF) is a multi national collaboration to produce a new generation of anti air warfare frigates. Originally an alliance of Britain, France and Italy, the project is now a French/Italian effort following …
7The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases — The terms Primary Phase and Secondary Phase describe the first two radio series of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy . [The spelling of Hitchhiker s Guide has varied in different editions. For consistency this article always spells it this way …
8The Voyage — is an opera in three acts (plus a prologue and an epilogue) by the American composer Philip Glass (born 1937). The libretto was written by David Henry Hwang.It was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, New York and first performed there on… …
9The Last Puritan — The Last Puritan: A Memoir in the Form of a Novel was written by the American philosopher George Santayana. The novel is set largely in the fictional town of Great Falls, Connecticut; Boston; and England, in and around Oxford. It relates the life …
10The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress —   …
