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Myrmidon
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Obsolete (and somewhat poetical) name for a sea captain. after the people of thessaly, mythologically said to have been the first to construct ships. muc 210 n
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Nail colors to the mast, английский
A sailing warship’s captain would frequently order this action before combat, either to warn the crew he intended to fight to the death, or to prevent the flag falling in apparent surrender if its halyard was cut by enemy gunfire. it was an easy transition to the modern civilian meaning of taking a firm position which all can see.
Myoparo, английский
A small, speedy galley, much favored by mediterranean pirates during the hellenistic and roman periods.
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