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Dead Euphemistic: Croak [7] To die Slang: Crossed the Jordan Died Biblical/Revivalist The deceased has entered the Promised Land (i.e. Heaven) Curtains Death Theatrical The final curtain at a dramatic performance Dead as a dodo [2] Dead Informal The 'dodo', flightless bird from the island of Mauritius hunted to extinction Dead as a doornail [1]
AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...
Dead water is the nautical term for a phenomenon which can occur when there is strong vertical density stratification due to salinity or temperature or both. It is common where a layer of fresh or brackish water rests on top of denser salt water , without the two layers mixing. [ 2 ]
Burial at sea for two casualties of a Japanese submarine attack on the US aircraft carrier USS Liscome Bay, November 1943. Burial at sea is the disposal of human remains in the ocean, normally from a ship, boat or aircraft.
A six-part Prince documentary for Netflix directed by Ezra Edelman is “dead in the water” after representatives for the late artist’s estate claimed a first cut of the film was filled with ...
Dead in the Water may refer to: Dead in the Water (Woods novel), the third book in the Stone Barrington series by Stuart Woods; Dead in the Water (Holder novel), by Nancy Holder; Dead in the Water, a novel by Ann Granger; Dead in the Water, a 1991 made-for-TV film starring Bryan Brown and Teri Hatcher
Deadwater (topography), part of an estuary through which there is little to no water flow; Dead water, nautical term when a layer of fresh water rests on top of denser salt water, without mixing; dead water caused by low oxygen levels in aquatic environments
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