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haunted houseA Halloween amusement attraction in which a building or series of rooms is decorated to frighten the people who pass through the attraction.Rate it:

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historical landmarkA National Historic Landmark is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.Rate it:

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hit the deckAnnouncement to ship's personnel via P.A. system to arise and leave sleeping quarters.Rate it:

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Holy of HoliesThe most sacred place within a sacred building.Rate it:

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jump shipTo part from a ship.Rate it:

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jump shipTo depart a project without warning.Rate it:

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le feu détruisit le bâtiment de fond en combleThe fire completely gutted the building.Rate it:

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le navire a péri corps et biensThe ship went down with all hands on board.Rate it:

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like rats from a sinking shipQuickly but in futility, away from a failing projectRate it:

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long shotSomething unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.Rate it:

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look aroundTo inspect a building or area.Rate it:

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look roundTo inspect a building or area.Rate it:

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loose cannonA cannon that breaks loose during battle or a storm and causes serious damage to the ship and its crew.Rate it:

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luminibus alicuius obstruere, officereto obstruct a person's view, shut out his light by building.Rate it:

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maiden voyageThe first journey made by a ship or spacecraftRate it:

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maiden voyageThe first journey made by a ship or spacecraftRate it:

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Mary Celestea ghost shipRate it:

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Mary Celestea ship found empty of all people, in good condition, seemingly abandoned on the high seasRate it:

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navem, classem aedificare, facere, efficere, instituereto build a ship, a fleet.Rate it:

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navem, classem deprimere, mergereto sink a ship, a fleet.Rate it:

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navis ad scopulos alliditur (B. C. 3. 27)the ship strikes on the rocks.Rate it:

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navis praetoria (Liv. 21. 49)the admiral's ship; the flagship.Rate it:

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not wanted on voyageA phrase used on destination tags for some of a ship passengers' baggage, for goods that were to be stored in the ship's hold, rather than kept available in the passenger's cabin, or "Wanted in Stateroom"Rate it:

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opus locareto contract for the building of something.Rate it:

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pop outTo leave a room or building with the expectation of returning soon.Rate it:

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prendre l'eauto be on a sinking shipRate it:

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put byTo run a ship aground intentionally to avoid a collision.Rate it:

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Rats Abandoning a Sinking ShipPeople who aren’t loyal to something, especially an enterprise and leave it before things get worseRate it:

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redimere, conducere porticum aedificandam (Div. 2. 21. 47)to undertake a contract for building a portico.Rate it:

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round toTo turn the head of a ship toward the wind.Rate it:

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sea legsAbility to travel by ship without becoming seasick.Rate it:

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sea legsThe ability, when walking aboard ship, to anticipate the motion of the deck so as to walk steadily without losing balance.Rate it:

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seal offto physically isolate an area or building for security reasons preventing human passageRate it:

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semi detached housetype of buildingRate it:

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send belowTo order someone to go below the top deck on a ship.Rate it:

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set adriftTo send a ship, boat or raft out to sea without a crew or resources to steer it.Rate it:

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shape up or ship outTo either improve one's behavior or else be required to leave; to either improve one's performance in an activity or else withdraw from that activity completely.Rate it:

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Shape Up or Ship OutTo improve and correct your behavior and performance or else get out or leaveRate it:

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ship itUsed to indicate that a product is ready for general release.Rate it:

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ship of foolsA ship full of dysfunctional fools all vying for the title of captain but none of them are suitable for the job and none can admit they are equally as bad/ill-suited for the job.Rate it:

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ship outTo depart, especially for a sea voyage or military assignment.Rate it:

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ship outTo leave, get out, or resign.Rate it:

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ship outTo send, especially by means of a transport vehicle.Rate it:

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ship outTo get rid of, expel, or discard.Rate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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sinking shipSomething which is doomed; a lost cause; an impending debacle; an ongoing disaster.Rate it:

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skeleton crewThe minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.Rate it:

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speak another vesselMy Captain signaled with pennants',/came within hailing distance 'spoke with megaphone. He learned SKIPPER of upwind ship/Mandarin/ two masted schooner es 'Mandarin's Skipper's spouse aboard as assistant navigator:Rate it:

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spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tarTo have something important fail for want of a small amount of money or effort.Rate it:

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steady the shipTo bring under controlRate it:

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