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Baie de chaleur fireship
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The large inlet of baie de chaleur lies at the boundary of the canadian provinces of quebec and new brunswick and has been listed as one of the “thirty most beautiful bays of the world.” it is the site of the 200-year-old legend of the ghostly apparition of a triple-masted ship with red and orange flames bursting through its decks and sailors scrambling up its burning rigging. there are numerous quasi-historical interpretations of the phantom’s origin, including: • a french frigate, burning its crew alive after being set alight by british gunfire. • a portuguese slave-trader, attacked and set afire by vengeful indians. • a pirate ship, condemned to the flames as divine retribution for having abducted and ravaged a beautiful young bride. literally thousands claim to have seen it over the centuries and—since the name is french for “bay of heat”—it seems likely the phenomenon had been seen by the explorers who named it. some form of flickering ethereal light undoubtedly does occur there, and in january 1981 a local high school teacher took a reasonably clear photograph. most probably, it is an as yet unexplained natural phenomenon such as self-ignition of rotting vegetation, release of natural gas from nearby oilfields, or an unusual form of corposant.
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Apparition, английский
A star or planet becoming visible after occultation. perpetual apparition of the lesser northern circles, wherein the stars being above the horizon, never set.
Scrambling, английский
- Перестановка элементов
- A type of climbing somewhere between hiking and graded rock climbing.
Portuguese, английский
A gold coin, value ?1, 16_s., called also moiadobras.
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Bail out, английский
[1] to parachute-jump or eject from an aircraft in distress. [2] to empty a boat of water by bailing. [3] to rescue someone from a predicament.
Baghla, английский
A fast-sailing two-masted lateen-rigged vessel used in the red sea, persian/arabian gulf, and indian ocean for both commerce and piracy. also bagala.
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