old ironsides
(Constitution, Old Ironsides)
Princeton's WordNet
a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
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constitution
(Constitution, Old Ironsides)
Princeton's WordNet
a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
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charlestown navy yard
(Charlestown Navy Yard)
Princeton's WordNet
the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is anchored
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commandant
Webster Dictionary
a commander; the commanding officer of a place, or of a body of men; as, the commandant of a navy-yard
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yard
Webster Dictionary
to confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows
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sq yd
(square yard, sq yd)
Princeton's WordNet
a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square
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square yard
(square yard, sq yd)
Princeton's WordNet
a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square
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truss
(ʌs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a device for supporting a standing yard on a ship's mast, having a pivot permitting the yard to swing horizontally when braced.
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naval research laboratory
(Naval Research Laboratory, NRL)
Princeton's WordNet
the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines
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nrl
(Naval Research Laboratory, NRL)
Princeton's WordNet
the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines
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brace
Webster Dictionary
a rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon
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lift
Webster Dictionary
a rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end of the yard
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foot
Webster Dictionary
a measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard
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tye
Webster Dictionary
a chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered
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welwitschia
(welwitschia, Welwitschia mirabilis)
Princeton's WordNet
curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old
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welwitschia mirabilis
(welwitschia, Welwitschia mirabilis)
Princeton's WordNet
curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old
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broadcloth
Webster Dictionary
a fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide
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post-captain
Webster Dictionary
a captain of a war vessel whose name appeared, or was "posted," in the seniority list of the British navy, as distinguished from a commander whose name was not so posted. The term was also used in the United States navy; but no such commission as post-captain was ever recognized in either service, and the term has fallen into disuse
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yardful
Webster Dictionary
as much as a yard will contain; enough to fill a yard
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clew
Webster Dictionary
to move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the clew garnets, clew lines, etc.; esp. to draw up the clews of a square sail to the yard
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navies
Webster Dictionary
of Navy
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schoolyard
(schoolyard)
Princeton's WordNet
the yard associated with a school
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god's acre
(churchyard, God's acre)
Princeton's WordNet
the yard associated with a church
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churchyard
(churchyard, God's acre)
Princeton's WordNet
the yard associated with a church
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main yard
(main yard)
Princeton's WordNet
yard for a square mainsail
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yardman
(yardman)
Princeton's WordNet
worker in a railway yard
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barnyard
(barnyard)
Princeton's WordNet
a yard adjoining a barn
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linendraper
(linendraper)
Princeton's WordNet
a retail dealer in yard goods
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fowl run
(chicken yard, hen yard, chicken run, fowl run)
Princeton's WordNet
an enclosed yard for keeping poultry
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garden
(garden)
Princeton's WordNet
a yard or lawn adjoining a house
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