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  • 61Right line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …

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  • 62Ship of the line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …

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  • 63To cross the line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …

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  • 64To give a person line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …

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  • 65Water line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …

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  • 66Direction vector — In mathematics, a direction vector that describes a line segment D is any vector where A and B are two distinct points on the line D. If v is a direction vector for D, so is kv for any nonzero scalar k; and these are in fact all of the direction… …

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  • 67The Byrds — Not to be confused with The Birds (band). The Byrds …

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  • 68Line of battle — In naval warfare, the line of battle [If the fleet is in front of the flagship it is a line ahead , if behind a line astern .] is a tactic in which the ships of the fleet form a line, end to end. Its origins are traditionally ascribed to the navy …

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  • 69Line engraving — This article currently covers the history of line engraving until ca. 1910. Please extend it as needed, and remove this notice afterwards. Line engraving is a term for engraved images printed on paper to be used as prints or illustrations. The… …

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  • 70The Blitz — London Blitz redirects here. For the London based American football team, see London Blitz (American football). For other uses, see Blitz (disambiguation). The Blitz Part of Second World War, Home Front …

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