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Neptunes
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
Large brass pans used in the bight of biafra for obtaining salt.
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Net and coble, английский
The means by which sasses or flood-gates are allowed in fishings on navigable rivers.
Neptune, английский
- A superior planet, recently discovered; it is the most distant member of the solar system yet known, and was revealed by the effect which its attraction had produced upon the movements of uranus; this was one of the most admirable solutions in modern mathematical science. neptune, so far as is yet known, has no satellites.
- [1] the roman name for poseidon, brother of the supreme god zeus, and chief of all the water deities. the symbol of his power was the triplepointed spear or trident, which he used to shatter rocks, shake the earth, and summon or dismiss storms. he created the horse, including steeds with brazen hooves and golden manes to race his chariot over the waves, which became smooth before him, while monsters of the deep gamboled in his honor. assisted by amphitrite and davy jones, he plays a prominent role in the line-crossing ceremony. [2] the code-name given to the naval assault phase of operation overlord, the allied invasion of normandy on d-day 1944. see also crossword coincidence. [3] the eighth and farthest planet from the sun in the solar system. neptune’s sheep: slang for waves breaking into foam (cf. sea horses).
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