10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETARD»
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petard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Capturing Enigma: How Hms
Petard Seized the German Naval Codes
The incredible story of how HMS Petard and her gallant crew seized priceless German Enigma codebooks from a sinking U-boat is one of the greatest stories of the Second World War.
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Backyard Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match ...
I9J. Pnewton's. Petard. For tis the sport to have the engineer Hoist with his own
petard: and't shall go hard But I will delve one yard below their mines, And blow
them at the moon. —Hamlet, Shakespeare “Hoist with his own petard” means that
...
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Aide-mémoire to the Military Sciences: Framed from ...
C.B.B. Plate I. PETARD.* — The petard, which formerly was part of the equipment
of an army in the field, for the purpose of bursting open gates, has of late years
been in disuse, and bags or cases of powder have been substituted for it.
Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers, 1852
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Aide-mémoire to the Military Sciences
Plate I. PETARD.* — The petard," which formerly was part of the equipment of an
army in the field, for the purpose of bursting open gates, has of late years been in
disuse, and bags or cases of powder have been substituted for it. The petard ...
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Aide-mémoire to the Military Sciences: Palæontology
The petard, which formerly was part of the equipment of an army in the field, for
the purpose of bursting open gates, has of late years been in disuse, and bags or
cases of powder have been substituted for it. The petard was of brass, and cast ...
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Aide-mémoire to the Military Sciences: Paleontology. - Zig-zag
The petard, which formerly was part of the equipment of an army in the field, for
the purpose of bursting open gates, has of late years been in disuse, and bags or
cases of powder have been substituted for it. The petard was of brass, and cast ...
Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers, 1862
Hoist. with. His. Own. Petard. There's letters seal'd, and my two schoolfellows
Whom I will trust as I will adders fang'd They bear the mandate, they must sweep
my way And marshal me to knavery. Let it work, For 'tis the sport to have the ...
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Shakespeare's Military Language: A Dictionary
See banner for references on this topic; Froissart (1927-8), 2: 653-6, for his
account of Otterburn. petar, petard A small engine of war used to blow in a door
or gate, or to make a breach in a wall; originally of metal and bell-shaped,
charged with ...
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
The petard was a contrivance made use of to burst open gates, draw-bridges,
and doors of arsenals, fortresses, and castles, attacked by surprise. It is a kind of
iron mortar, Vet. II. No. 63. of the form of a truncated cone, or of ti bell, with a touch
- ...
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A Dish Served Cold: Stories of Revenge
Hoist. With. A. Petard. JAMES WINSTANLEY WAS THE most popular teacher at
the Prestige English Language Academy. He was friendly and approachable and
dedicated to improving his students' command of English. And, unlike some of ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETARD»
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petard is used in the context of the following news items.
Letter: Chattanooga an Obama failure
It will not happen, as he will be “hoisted upon his own petard.” History will perhaps remember him as a most ineffectual commander in chief and ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
How Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton Created His Own Mess
Yet Denton is being hoist on his own petard. He is responsible for creating these monsters. In the name of editorial freedom and the pursuit of ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
€27000 fine for illegal Gozo fireworks factory
Two Gozitan fireworks enthusiasts have been hoisted by their own petard this morning after a court fined them €13,500 each for manufacturing ... «MaltaToday, Jul 15»
Is Scott Walker Less of an Extremist Than Donald Trump?
... Trump, is there not some taste of justice in seeing the engineers of unlimited political spending by billionaires hoist by their own petard? «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
In My Opinion - Scots nationalists have been hoisted by their own …
The Scots nationalists have been hoisted by their own petard, EVEL will be brought in despite it's illogicality and our beautiful countryside could ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
Oh, the many ironies of Rep. Rayne Brown's scolding
Scornfully, she hurls the L word: “It seems that you liberals have been hoisted on the tip of your own petard, and you don't like it one bit. «Greensboro News & Record, Jul 15»
Where Does Lallana Fit In At Liverpool?
For Lallana is in danger of being hoisted by his own positional petard. It's difficult to see where Liverpool's third most expensive signing fits in. «Football365.com, Jul 15»
Essay calls for a new strategy to protect faculty rights
... system, making money normally involves giving management a free hand over employees, thus hoisting professors on their own petard. «Inside Higher Ed, Jul 15»
'Shameful' England cop ultimate spray
They were hoisted by their own petard. “All the momentum generated by what we witnessed in Cardiff was drained away by a pitch so benign ... «Fox Sports, Jul 15»
Colm O'Rourke: I dreamed of great scores. Do young boys now …
Last year must rankle because in some respects the best organised team of the modern era were hoisted on their own petard. In other words ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
