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11Volgograd — /vol geuh grad , vohl /; Russ. /veuhl gu grddaht /, n. a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga River: battles in World War II, September 1942 February 1943. 999,000. Formerly, Stalingrad, Tsaritsyn. * * * formerly (until 1925) …
12Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
13cross — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse or Old Irish; Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin cruc , crux Date: before 12th century 1. a. a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used… …
14cross — crossable, adj. crossability, n. /kraws, kros/, n., v., adj., crosser, crossest. n. 1. a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death. 2. any object, figure, or mark… …
15transverse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. crossing, cross, athwart, oblique. See obliquity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. crosswise, bent, intersecting; see oblique 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. crosswise, athwart, crossed, cross,… …
16traverse — I. ad. Athwart, crosswise, cross. II. a. Lying across, cross. III. v. a. 1. Cross, lay athwart, thwart. 2. Thwart, obstruct, cross in opposition, counteract, frustrate, defeat, contravene. 3. Pass, travel over, wander over, cross in travelling,… …
17cross — /krɒs / (say kros) noun 1. a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death. 2. a figure of the cross as a Christian emblem, badge, etc. 3. the cross as the symbol of… …
18Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… …
19Papua New Guinea — an independent republic in the W Pacific Ocean, comprising the E part of New Guinea and numerous near lying islands, including the Bismarck Archipelago, the Admiralty Islands, the Trobriand Islands, and Bougainville and Buka in the Solomon… …
20transverse — transversely, adv. /trans verrs , tranz ; trans verrs, tranz /, adj. 1. lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross. 2. (of a flute) having a mouth hole in the side of the tube, near its end, across which the player s breath is… …
