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Atrip
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Said of [1] a sail, hoisted to the cap, sheeted home, and ready to be trimmed. [2] a yard, swayed up and ready to have the stops cut. [3] an anchor, that has just broken ground and is aweigh.
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Attack center, английский
A submarine’s combat engagement center.
Atlantic air gap, английский
That area too distant from north america, iceland, or great britain to be covered by air support during the battle of the atlantic (1939–1945). there, german u-boats enjoyed freedom of surface movement and assembled in extremely large wolfpacks that overwhelmed convoy escorts. despite desperate pleas from the admiralty, the royal air force consistently refused to divert long range aviation from strategic bombing to convoy protection. shipping losses in the gap, which had been heavy at all times, became cripplingly so during the winter of 1942–43, leading the raf to finally provide suitable aircraft. more importantly, escort carriers began to be deployed in hunter-killer groups and, by 1944, virtually every convoy enjoyed air cover.
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