noun (n.) An instrument for raising a depressed portion of a bone. noun (n.) A movable plane or group of planes used to control the altitude or fore-and-aft poise or inclination of an airship or flying machine. elucidator noun (n.) One who explains or elucidates; an expositor.Poke...
9For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, says the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. 10In that day, says the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man ...
An officer bearing a painted staff, who formerly was in attendance upon the king's court to take into custody persons committed by the court. baton noun (n.) A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical ...
Spicer himself was a vague and private figure. He had grown up on farms in Arkansas and California where his father raised crops and managed the land. His mother, now 87, remembers that, as a child, he was captivated by planes. "I'm going to fly one of those one day," he would s...
The tails of their planes were painted red for identification purposes, earning them the enduring nickname “Red Tails.” Though these were the best-known of the Tuskegee Airmen, Black aviators also served on bomber crews in the 477th Bombardment Group, formed in 1944. A popular myth arose ...
Things went well for a number of years, with the airline beginning to offer transatlantic flights to London on a Boeing 747 in 1983. But a multitude of factors, such as diminishing returns from a broadening network and typically cheap airfare, contributed to People Express’ demise. It was ...
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Some sounds are harmful. When planes fly low on the land, the very loud sounds can damage the house. Very loud sound can even make people___.We know sound travels about one kilometer in three___In a thunder storm you see the lighting first and then hear the thunder. This is because...
A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also union jack. The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State. noun (n.) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a...