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Mesolithic
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Middle stone age, between paleolithic and neolithic, from around 7000 bce to 4500 bce
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Мезолит, русский
(от мезо ... и ...лит), средний каменный век, переход от палеолита к неолиту (ок. 10-го - 5-е тыс. до н. э.). в мезолите появились лук и стрелы, микролитические орудия, была приручена собака. мезолит иногда называют также протонеолитом (от греч. protos - первый и неолит) или эпипалеолитом (от греч. epi - после и палеолит).
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Paleolithic, английский
Old stone age, begins around 500.000 years ago and ends with the mesolithic around 7000 bce
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Stele, английский
Monolith of modest size (less than 75 centimetres high) with one face only decorated with cut-away carving or low relief sculpture
Wings, английский
- Many megalithic mounds in the southern iberian peninsula, sardinia and the british isles present a concave faзade with its two extremities ending in extensions known as wings or horns. they define a partly enclosed space descibed as the forecourt of a hor
- Крылья по бортам швертбота для откренивания
- Those parts of the hold and orlop-deck which are nearest to the sides. this term is particularly used in the stowage of the several materials contained in the hold, and between the cable-tiers and the ship`s sides. in ships of war they are usually kept clear, that the carpenter and his crew may have access round the ship to stop shot-holes in time of action. also, the skirts or extremities of a fleet, when ranged in a line abreast, or when forming two sides of a triangle. it is usual to extend the wings of a fleet in the daytime, in order to discover any enemy that may fall in their track; they are, however, generally summoned by signal to form close order before night. in military parlance, the right and left divisions of a force, whether these leave a centre division between them or not.—wing-transom. the uppermost transom in the stern-frame, to which the heels of the counter-timbers are let on and bolted.
- [1] the extremities of a fleet or convoy dispersed in line-abreast or in a “v” formation. [2] the outboard sides of a sailing ship’s hold or orlop. used for storage in merchantmen or as wing passages in warships. [3] slang for the insignia designating an aviator or parachutist. winkle-pickers: the winkle, also known as periwinkle, is a small soft-bodied marine mollusk, usually served pre-cooked in its shell. it is a popular delicacy at english seaports, but a long pin is needed to pry the tasty meat from inside the outer case. as a result, women’s shoes with long pointed toes acquired the name winkle-pickers. the slang term is also applied to stiletto heels.
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