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• ram — ram1 [ræm] v past tense and past participle rammed present participle ramming [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from RAM2] 1.) [I and T] to run or drive into something very hard ▪ In the latest raid, thieves used his van to ram a police car. ram …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Seventh Doctor — Doctorwhodoctor doc caption=Sylvester McCoy is the Doctor portrayed=Sylvester McCoy nth=Seventh logo period start=1987 period end=1989 period cameo=1996 start= Time and the Rani finish= Survival (regular) Doctor Who (guest star) no stories=12 no… …   Wikipedia

• Ramrod — Ram rod (r[a^]m r[o^]d ), n. The rod used in ramming home the charge in a muzzle loading firearm. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ramrod — I. noun Date: 1757 1. a rod for ramming home the charge in a muzzle loading firearm 2. a cleaning rod for small arms 3. boss, overseer II. adjective Date: 1850 marked by rigidity, severity, or stiffness III. transit …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• Trireme — In English, no differentiation is made between the Greek triērēs and the Latin triremis . This is sometimes a source of confusion, as in other languages these terms refer to different styles of ships. The trireme derives its name from its three… …   Wikipedia

• Ram bow — A ram bow or rostrum (Latin for beak or prow ) is form of bow on naval ships which allows one ship to attack another by crashing into it at high speed. The use of ram bows dates back to at least the seventh century BC, according to inscriptions… …   Wikipedia

• Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations — A variation of the flag used by the group. Main article: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society engages in various demonstrations, campaigns, and tactical operations at sea and elsewhere, including conventional… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Lissa (1866) — Infobox Military Conflict caption= The Sea Battle of Lissa by Carl Frederik Sorensen, 1868. partof=the Third Italian War of Independence conflict=Battle of Lissa date=July 20 1866 place=Adriatic Sea, near Lissa, present day Croatia result=… …   Wikipedia

• Naval tactics in the Age of Steam — The development of the steam ironclad firing explosive shells in the mid 19th century rendered sailing tactics obsolete. New tactics were developed for the big gun Dreadnought battleships. The mine, torpedo, submarine and aircraft posed new… …   Wikipedia