TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASHORE»
The term «ashore» is quite widely used and occupies the
37.252 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
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6 QUOTES WITH «ASHORE»
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ashore.
After having dispatched a meal, I went ashore, and found no habitation save a single house, and that without an occupant; we had no doubt that the people had fled in terror at our approach, as the house was completely furnished.
I commonly went ashore every day, either upon business, or to recreate myself in the fields, which were very pleasant, and the more for a shower of rain now and then, that ushers in the wet season.
In practice, the ocean is the world's wildest place because of both its fearsome natural danger and how easy it is out there to slip from the boundaries of law and civilization that seem so firm ashore.
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.
To see for themselves what the United States has been willing to undertake in the name of freedom. We should all visit Normandy. We should pay homage to those brave Americans who stormed ashore at Omaha Beach and gave their lives for the freedom of others.
I've often fantasized about visiting the Bahamian beach where Columbus first stumbled ashore in 1492. Sadly, no one knows where that beach is. In fact, no one's even sure which island Columbus first encountered (there are three candidates). It's a pity, a disappointment, and a lost revenue source for the Bahamians.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASHORE»
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Here Shall I Die
Ashore
The story of Stephen Hopkins, an ordinary Englishman whose life included many extraordinary events such as being shipwrecked in the Bermuda Triangle, witnessing famine and abandonment in Jamestown and participating in the marriage of ...
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Marine Mammals
Ashore: A Field Guide for Strandings
A comprehensive manual for understanding and dealing with a stranded seal, manatee, dolphin, whale, or sea otter, this book contains information for the interested beach dweller or student and for the scientist or marine resource manager.
But who would believe Robbie's wild suspicions? As the story reaches its explosive finale at the fire festival of Up Helly Aa, can Robbie reveal the truth in time to save his sister?
Almost Ashore is a selection of new imagistic poems, crucial scenes and nurtured sentiments of survivance, and a section of original haiku poems.
Gerald Robert Vizenor, 2006
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Naval Sketch-book: Or, The Service Afloat and
Ashore, with ...
Or, The Service Afloat and Ashore, with Characteristic Reminiscences,
Fragments and Opinions William Nugent Glascock. INTRODUCTION. At a period
when every class or profession in society, from the merchant to the humblest
mechanic, ...
William Nugent Glascock, 1835
These "embarrassment of riches" stories are restored in this collection, along with many other neglected treasures from her past.
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Rule Britannia: the press-gang afloat and
ashore
Britain was an island nation and depended on it's fleet to protect it. J. R. Hutchinson takes us on a tour of the "press-gang," the vehicle by which "eligible men of seafaring habits" were gathered into the Royal Navy.
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Gangway!: Sea Language Comes
Ashore
This readable dictionary of maritime vernacular traces the roots of sea jargon, with alphabetical entries for "catspaw," "kick the bucket," "palaver," "three sheets in the wind," and other curious lingo.
Joanna Carver Colcord, 2012
" Dance the Rocks Ashore, a milestone in Lesley Choyce_s leaps-and-bounds career, attests to almost twenty years of continuous inventiveness and craftsmanship in the art of the short story.
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Seapower
ashore: 200 years of Royal Navy operations on land
A group of prominent naval historians examine the Royal Navy's operations on land from Acre in 1799 to modern littoral warfare.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASHORE»
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ashore is used in the context of the following news items.
Roman Abramovich heads ashore on the Isle of Arran to take corgi …
The 48-year-old looked in good spirits as they docked and he stepped on to the island, smiling as he walked along country roads with his dog's ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Massachusetts investigators seek ID of toddler whose body washed …
Massachusetts investigators are seeking the public's help in identifying a little girl whose lifeless body washed ashore in Boston Harbor late last ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
Small boats ordered to stay ashore, day trips cancelled
PHUKET: Day-trip tourists are to remain ashore today after Phuket officials ordered that all boats less than nine meters remain on the island ... «Phuket Gazette, Jul 15»
Creature out of a sci-fi movie washes ashore
To all of the fans of the blockbuster movie Jurassic World, this may be an interesting story for you! An unusual creature washed up on shore of ... «WMC Action News 5, Jul 15»
Michigan man charged by Sarnia police after boat comes ashore
A Michigan man was charged after Sarnia Police were called Friday afternoon to Andover Lane near Canatara Park and found a 35-foot boat ... «Sarnia Observer, Jul 15»
Photo shows shark washed ashore at Holden Beach
HOLDEN BEACH, N.C. — A photo posted to Instagram apparently shows a shark washed ashore in North Carolina. User hes0113 posted a ... «myfox8.com, Jul 15»
Mass. police need help identifying toddler who washed ashore
The identity of a toddler-aged girl who was found inside a trash bag that washed ashore on June 25 on Deer Island in Winthrop in Suffolk ... «KMTV, Jul 15»
4-year-old girl washed ashore on Deer Island 'was probably killed …
Authorities are appealing for the public's help in indentifying a four-year-old girl whose body washed up on the shores of Boston Harbor last ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Portuguese Man-o-War Jellyfish Washes Ashore in New Jersey …
According to Live Science, a dead Portuguese man-o-war washed ashore on Sunday, June 21 on Long Beach Island. Normally native to much ... «University Herald, Jul 15»
Baby Doe toddler in Boston washed ashore in garbage bag: New …
Baby Doe is a toddler whose body washed ashore in a garbage bag in the Boston Harbor area. Her remains were discovered a week ago ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»