water under the keel
31To fall to the ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …
32To take the ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …
33Norwegian heavy water sabotage — Part of World War II The Vemork Hydroelectric Plant in 1935. The heavy water was …
34Humphrey the Whale — is arguably the most widely publicized humpback whale in history, [Wendy Tokuda, Humphrey the lost whale , Heian Intl Publishing Company, 1992 ISBN 0 89346 346 9] [Ernest Callenbach and Christine Leefeldt, Humphrey the Wayward Whale , ISBN 0… …
35Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon — Part of the Mediterranean Theatre of World War II The French fleet scuttles itself: left is the …
36bilge keel — noun either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship s bilge; reduces rolling • Hypernyms: ↑keel • Part Holonyms: ↑vessel, ↑watercraft * * * noun also bilge piece : a steel plate or other …
37To make foul water — Foul Foul (foul), a. [Compar. Fouler ( [ e]r); superl. {Foulest}.] [OE. foul, ful, AS. f[=u]l; akin to D. vuil, G. faul rotten, OHG. f[=u]l, Icel. f[=u]l foul, fetid; Dan. fuul, Sw. ful foul, Goth. f[=u]ls fetid, Lith. puti to be putrid, L.… …
38List of The Bill characters (M-P) — This is a list of characters from the police drama The Bill ordered alphabetically by character surname. For a full list of characters ordered by rank, see list of The Bill characters. The characters are all police officers or civilian staff at… …
39Linois's expedition to the Indian Ocean — Defeat of Adml. Linois by Commodore Dance, Feby. 15th. 1804, Engraving by William Daniell …
40Ship of the line — A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid 19th century, to take part in the the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring… …
