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  • 81Union by the second intention — Union Un ion (?; 277), n. [F., from L. unio oneness, union, a single large pearl, a kind of onion, fr. unus one. See {One}, and cf. {Onion}, {Unit}.] 1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or… …

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  • 82Union down — Union Un ion (?; 277), n. [F., from L. unio oneness, union, a single large pearl, a kind of onion, fr. unus one. See {One}, and cf. {Onion}, {Unit}.] 1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or… …

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  • 83Union jack — Union Un ion (?; 277), n. [F., from L. unio oneness, union, a single large pearl, a kind of onion, fr. unus one. See {One}, and cf. {Onion}, {Unit}.] 1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or… …

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  • 84Union joint — Union Un ion (?; 277), n. [F., from L. unio oneness, union, a single large pearl, a kind of onion, fr. unus one. See {One}, and cf. {Onion}, {Unit}.] 1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or… …

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  • 85SOS — noun Date: 1910 1. an internationally recognized signal of distress in radio code • • • • • • used especially by ships calling for help 2. a call or request for help or rescue …

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  • 86The Cask of Amontillado —   Illu …

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  • 87Vietnam Veterans Against the War — (VVAW) is a tax exempt non profit organization and corporation, originally created to oppose the Vietnam War. VVAW describes itself as a national veterans organization that campaigns for peace, justice, and the rights of all United States… …

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  • 88George Philip Reinagle — (1802 6 December 1835) was an English marine painter, youngest son of Ramsay Richard Reinagle.cite web | last =Graves | first =R. E. | title =Reinagle, George Philip (1802–1835), marine painter| work = Dictionary of National Biography Vol. IIL |… …

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  • 89Kent East Indiaman — The Kent East Indiaman was a British ship.A report of the time states...THE SHIP ON FIRE, ON the 1st of March 1825, the Kent East Indiaman took fire in the Bay of Biscay, She had sailed from the Downs about the middle of February, being bound to… …

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  • 90HMS Colchester (1744) — HMS Colchester was a 50 gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Harwich according to the dimensions specified in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 14 August 1744.hipwreckAfter being commissioned… …

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