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Interdiction at sea is a sequential process that includes surveillance of often broad ocean areas
Skanderoon
Iskenderun, Turkish port, eastern Mediterranean.
Loxodrome
Line of constant compass bearing on the surface of the Earth. A parallel of latitude is a loxodrome, but most great-circle arcs are not (the exceptions being the Equator and every meridian).
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Caffeinist
Anachronism (1830).
new Captain
(Did the last one die of his wounds then?)
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Mustard-Grinder
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cheaply opiated Pint
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Quantz Etude
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Enemas of... Coffee
(Cf AtD)
Slow-Matches
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Turk's Head
A knot built on a cylinder (such as a rope) and having a woven appearance on the surface. Used decoratively or to create a grip. Ashley's Book of Knots (published in the 1940s, still in print) describes dozens of forms.
Matthew Walker
A knot tied in the strands of a rope, forming a projection or knob. The Matthew Walker is generally tied in the middle of the rope; the strands are then laid up again to the end.
Jewel Block
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perfectly beneath us
Astronomy 101 would have to flunk TRP-- anywhere in the Tropics the sun will be overhead on some days. At the Equator, only on the two equinoxes.
