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Slighting: the deliberate destruction of an (abandoned) fortification without opposition from its (former) occupants and/or defenders. Sortie; Star fort: a star-shaped fortress surrounding a town or city (also known as Bastion fortress or Trace italienne). Team room: [10]
A social/family event or sales promotion relating to consuming tacos on a Tuesday; held by Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar in New Jersey and Taco John's in the other 49 states until 2023, when the companies abandoned their trademark registrations after Taco Bell filed petitions with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel the marks.
Abandon, a 2002 film starring Katie Holmes; Abandoned, starring Dennis O'Keefe; Abandoned, the English language title of the Italian war film Gli Sbandati; Abandoned, a Hungarian film
Faced with a $32 million repair bill, Six Flags abandoned the park. Now Bayou Phoenix has plans to redevelop the property, dividing it into a sports complex, an E-sports arena, and an indoor ...
Cimarrón in turn may be derived from the Taino word símaran (“wild”) (like a stray arrow), from símara (“arrow”). The practice was a penalty for crewmen, or for captains at the hands of a crew in cases of mutiny. Generally, a marooned man was set on a deserted island, often no more than a sand bar at low tide. [3]
The abandoned amusement park became eerily overgrown, with a rusting, twisted Ferris wheel, decaying roller coaster, and fallen Tyrannosaurus Rex. Last year, however, ...
Flotsam on a beach at Terschelling, Wadden Sea. In maritime law, flotsam, jetsam, lagan, and derelict are terms for various types of property lost or abandoned at sea. The words have specific nautical meanings, with legal consequences in the law of admiralty and marine salvage. [1]
World Bank President Kim said in March that the demand in struggling regions for infrastructure spending — to provide clean water, electricity, medical care and other vital needs — will mean the bank will finance an increasing number of big projects likely to remove people from their land or disrupt their livelihoods.