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German 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
155 (Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 mm) is a wheeled self-propelled howitzer developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (now KNDS Deutschland). The RCH 155 Module
RCH_155
Calendar year
Year 155 (CLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Rufinus
155
Israeli self-propelled howitzer
The SIGMA 155 is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer manufactured by the Israeli defense company Elbit Systems being introduced into service in the Israel
SIGMA_155
Motor vehicle
The Alfa Romeo 155 (Type 167) is a compact executive car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Alfa Romeo between 1992 and 1998. It was unveiled
Alfa_Romeo_155
German high-altitude prototype interceptor aircraft
The Blohm & Voss BV 155 is a German high-altitude interceptor aircraft intended to be used by the Luftwaffe against raids by USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortresses
Blohm_&_Voss_BV_155
Topics referred to by the same term
Interstate 155 is the designation for two Interstate Highways in the United States, both of which are related to Interstate 55: Interstate 155 (Illinois)
Interstate_155
Self-propelled artillery
American fully enclosed and armored self-propelled howitzer based on the M53 155 mm (6.1 in) self-propelled gun and with components taken from the M47 Patton
M55_self-propelled_howitzer
Topics referred to by the same term
155 is a year. 155 may also refer to: 155 (number), the natural number following 154 and preceding 156 RCH 155, a wheeled self-propelled howitzer Alfa
155_(disambiguation)
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2012
UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 29, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden
UFC_155
Common type of artillery calibre
"155 mm" is a very widely used calibre (barrel internal diameter) for artillery guns and their corresponding artillery shells. The 155 mm (6.1 in) caliber
155_mm_caliber
State highway in Wyoming, United States
Wyoming Highway 157 (WYO 157) is a 7.99-mile-long (12.86 km) Wyoming State Road located in central Goshen County west of Lingle. Wyoming Highway 157 is
Wyoming_Highway_157
German anti-vehicle "smart" artillery round
The SMArt 155 is a German 155 mm guided artillery round designed for a long-range, indirect fire top-attack role against armoured vehicles. The projectile
SMArt_155
US-made towed howitzer
The 155 mm Howitzer M114 is a towed howitzer developed and used by the United States Army. It was first produced in 1941 as a medium artillery piece under
M114_155_mm_howitzer
Highest single score in the cue sport snooker
a hole‑in‑one in golf or a 300 game in ten‑pin bowling. A break of up to 155 is possible if the referee awards a free ball before any of the reds have
Maximum_break
Towed field cannon
The 155 mm gun M1 was a 155 mm field gun developed and used by the United States military. Nicknamed "Long Tom" (an appellation with a long and storied
155_mm_gun_M1
Slovak 155mm self-propelled gun-howitzer
The Zuzana 155 mm Self-propelled gun howitzer is a Slovak artillery system developed by Konštrukta – Defence, with a 45-caliber gun and automatic loader
155_mm_SpGH_Zuzana
Semi-automatic shotgun
MP-155 is a gas-operated semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by Izhevsk Mechanical Plant in Russia. It was created on the basis of MP-153 and superseded
MP-155
Finnish 155 mm towed field gun
The Tampella 155 K 83 is a Finnish towed 155 mm field gun (Finnish designation; technically it is a gun-howitzer), manufactured in the 1980s by Tampella
155_K_83
Mounted Gun System
The MaRG 155-BR is a family of 155 mm caliber self-propelled multi-terrain mounted gun system (MGS) developed by an Indian private company Kalyani Strategic
MaRG_155-BR
Family of interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft
records. In addition to their normal duties, the prototypes Ye-155-P1, Ye-155-R1, Ye-155-R3 were made lighter by removing some unneeded equipment and were
Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25
Soviet experimental aircraft
The Tupolev Tu-155 is a modified Tupolev Tu-154 (СССР-85035) which was used as an alternative fuel testbed, and was the world's first experimental aircraft
Tupolev_Tu-155
Turkish 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
T-155 Fırtına (Turkish for Storm) is a Turkish artillery based on K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer. It is manufactured by technology transfer from South
T-155_Firtina
Natural number
155 (one hundred [and] fifty-five) is the natural number following 154 and preceding 156. 155 is: a composite number a semiprime. a deficient number,
155_(number)
Aircraft cannon
The 30 mm Ho-155 cannon was a Japanese aircraft autocannon used during World War II, often mistakenly called with the Ho-105 or Ho-151. A lighter and
Ho-155_cannon
State highway in Texas
State Highway 155 (SH 155) is a highway in the U.S. state of Texas. It runs from Palestine to Linden as a mostly divided highway by way of Tyler. From
Texas_State_Highway_155
Military training aircraft family
airframes retired by 31 March 2022. In Canada, the Hawk – designated as the CT-155 Hawk – was used to train pilots for front-line fighter aircraft. The aircraft
BAE_Systems_Hawk
Building in New York City
155 Mercer Street is a former firemen's hall, now commercial building, located on Mercer Street, in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Built in 1855
155_Mercer_Street
Japanese artillery
The Type 99 155 mm self-propelled howitzer (99式自走155mm榴弾砲, kyuu-kyuu-shiki-jisou-155mm-ryuudan-hou) is a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer of the Japan Ground
Type 99 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
Type_99_155_mm_self-propelled_howitzer
Set of ancient texts
Psalms 152 to 155 are additional Psalms found in two Syriac biblical manuscripts and several manuscripts of Elijah of Anbar [fr]'s "Book of Discipline"
Psalms_152–155
Passenger transport helicopter
Copyright 2012 Demand Media, Inc. Retrieved 3 December 2013. "Eurocopter EC 155". aerospace-technology.com. Retrieved 10 March 2013. "Hong Kong Government
Eurocopter_EC155
Self-propelled artillery gun
The 155 mm gun motor carriage M12 was a U.S. self-propelled gun developed during World War II. It mounted a 155 mm gun derived from the French Canon de
M12_Gun_Motor_Carriage
Topics referred to by the same term
Class 155 may refer to: British Rail Class 155 DR Class 250, known as the Class 155 since 1992 This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Class_155
Non-coding RNA in the species Homo sapiens
MiR-155 is a microRNA that in humans is encoded by the MIR155 host gene or MIR155HG. MiR-155 plays a role in various physiological and pathological processes
MiR-155
State highway in Arkansas, United States
Arkansas Highway 155 (AR 155 and Hwy. 155) is a designation for four state highways in Arkansas. The northernmost segment of 7.10 miles (11.43 km) runs
Arkansas_Highway_155
Japanese electric multiple unit train type
The 155 series (155系) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1959 until 1983. They were originally
155_series
Heavy artillery
many were rebored to use 155 mm shells and renamed Canon de 155 L modèle 1916 Saint-Chamond (155 L 16). A number of 145 and 155 mm guns were still on hand
Canon de 145 L modele 1916 Saint-Chamond
Canon_de_145_L_modele_1916_Saint-Chamond
State highway in Florida, United States
State Road 155 (SR 155) is a north–south route in Tallahassee. State Road 155 is signed over a portion of Meridian Road in northern Tallahassee; the rest
Florida_State_Road_155
Finnish 155 mm towed gun-howitzer
The 155 GH 52 APU (which stands for 155 mm gun-howitzer, 52 calibers, auxiliary power unit), Finnish designation 155 K 98 (155 mm kenttäkanuuna 1998 or
155_GH_52_APU
Military unit
The 155 Battery of the 172nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery was an artillery unit during the Second World War. The unit was one of three artillery batteries
155 Field Battery, Royal Artillery
155_Field_Battery,_Royal_Artillery
District on the Big Island of Hawaii
19°41′58.56″N 155°59′24.00″W / 19.6996000°N 155.9900000°W / 19.6996000; -155.9900000 Kona is a moku or district on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi in the
Kona_District,_Hawaii
State highway in Albany County, New York, US
New York State Route 155 (NY 155) is a 16.85-mile-long (27.12 km) state highway located entirely within Albany County in the Capital District of New York
New_York_State_Route_155
Topics referred to by the same term
NH 155 may refer to: National Highway 155 (India) New Hampshire Route 155, United States This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same
NH_155
Submarine of the United States
USS S-44 (SS-155) was a third-group (S-42) S-class submarine of the United States Navy. S-44′s keel was laid down on 19 February 1921 by the Bethlehem
USS_S-44
H II region in the constellation Cepheus
Sh 2-155 (also designated Caldwell 9, Sharpless 155 or S155, or LBN529) is a diffuse nebula in the constellation Cepheus, within a larger nebula complex
Sh_2-155
Constituency of the Punjabi Provincial Legislature, Pakistan
PP-155 XIX Lahore Cantonment is a cantonment in Lahore, Pakistan. 9 union councils are present in the Provincial Assembly Constituency. Each union council
Constituency_PP-155
Russian vertically integrated group of companies
SU-155 Group (Russian: СУ-155) was a Russian vertically integrated group of companies which had been a leader in the Russian building construction industry
SU-155
Covert mission
57°36′N 155°42′E / 57.6°N 155.7°E / 57.6; 155.7 Ivy Bells cable tap Operation Ivy Bells was a 1971 joint United States Navy, Central Intelligence Agency
Operation_Ivy_Bells
Highway in Illinois
Interstate 155 (I-155) is a north–south spur of I-55 that provides an Interstate connection for the Illinois cities of Peoria and Lincoln. The northern
Interstate_155_(Illinois)
Line of longitude
155° Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates)
155th_meridian_west
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2019
UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd (also known as UFC Fight Night 155 or UFC on ESPN+ 13) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting
UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd
UFC_Fight_Night:_de_Randamie_vs._Ladd
State highway in Yamhill County, Oregon, US
part of the Lafayette Highway No. 154, and the Amity-Dayton Highway No. 155. The concurrency with OR 18 comprises the Salmon River Highway section. The
Oregon_Route_233
Chinese character radical
Radical 155 or radical red (赤部) meaning "red" or "bare" is one of the 20 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 7 strokes. In the Kangxi
Radical_155
American 155 mm towed howitzer
The M198 is a medium-sized, towed 155 mm artillery piece, developed for service with the United States Army and Marine Corps. It was commissioned to be
M198_howitzer
Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy
VA-155 was an Attack Squadron of the United States Navy. It was established as Torpedo Squadron VT-153 on 26 March 1945. The squadron was redesignated
VA-155_(U.S._Navy)
British 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
AS-90 ("Artillery System for the 1990s"), known officially as Gun Equipment 155 mm L131, is an armoured self-propelled howitzer formerly used by the British
AS-90
Towed howitzer
outranges all existing 105 mm howitzers, as well as most current 155 mm howitzers (Denel's own 155 not included). During development, it was known as the Light
G7_howitzer
State highway in eastern Virginia, US
State Route 155 (SR 155) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Courthouse Road, the state highway runs 13.53 miles (21.77 km)
Virginia_State_Route_155
Radios operating in the very high frequency maritime mobile band
channels for leisure and fishing vessels in the Nordic countries (at 155.5–155.825 MHz). Transmitter power is limited to 25 watts, giving them a range
Marine_VHF_radio
Japanese artillery
Type 19 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer (19式装輪自走155mmりゅう弾砲, Hitokyuu-shiki-sourin-jisou-155mm-ryuudan-hou) is a Japanese wheeled 155 mm self-propelled
Type 19 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer
Type_19_155_mm_wheeled_self-propelled_howitzer
Natural number
156 (one hundred [and] fifty-six) is the natural number, following 155 and preceding 157. 156 is an abundant number, a pronic number, a dodecagonal number
156_(number)
1992 atrocity by police against the villagers of Vachathi, Tamil Nadu, India
in the village of Vachathi, in Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. A team of 155 forest personnel, 108 policemen and six revenue officials entered the Tribal-dominated
Vachathi_case
19°40′32″N 155°6′10″W / 19.67556°N 155.10278°W / 19.67556; -155.10278 Waiākea is an ancient subdivision (ahupuaʻa) in the Hilo District of the Big
Waiākea,_Hawaii
Slovak 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
the system can be also mounted on an 8×8 truck chassis. It is armed with a 155 mm / L52 howitzer and has a maximum firing range of 41 kilometres (25 mi)
155_mm_SpGH_EVA
Unarmed cargo submarine during WWI
Navy on 19 February 1917 and converted into U-155, armed with six torpedo tubes and two deck guns. As U-155, she began a raiding career in June 1917 that
German_submarine_Deutschland
Highway in California
State Route 155 (SR 155) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California connecting State Route 99 and State Route 178, going through the southern
California_State_Route_155
List of ships with the same or similar names
U-155 may refer to one of the following German submarines: SM U-155, a Type U 151 submarine launched in 1916; known as the merchant submarine Deutschland
German_submarine_U-155
Highway in Tennessee, United States
State Route 155 (SR 155), mostly designated as Briley Parkway, is a major state highway that forms a beltway around Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee_State_Route_155
Unincorporated community in Hawaii, U.S.
Hawaii, United States. It is located at 19°25′10″N 155°52′58″W / 19.41944°N 155.88278°W / 19.41944; -155.88278, near the junction of Māmalahoa Highway (Route
Kēōkea, Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii
Kēōkea,_Hawaiʻi_County,_Hawaii
Unincorporated community in Hawaii, U.S.
20°04′N 155°29′W / 20.06°N 155.48°W / 20.06; -155.48 ʻĀhualoa is an unincorporated rural area along the Hāmākua Coast on the Island of Hawaiʻi in Hawaii
ʻĀhualoa
Constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan
NA-155 Lodhran-II (این اے-155، لودهراں-2) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It mainly comprises the Lodhran Tehsil along with some
NA-155_Lodhran-II
American 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
The M109, widely known as the Paladin, is an American 155 mm turreted self-propelled howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s to replace the M44
M109_howitzer
Mountains in Antarctica
Ravens Mountains (80°20′S 155°25′E / 80.333°S 155.417°E / -80.333; 155.417 (Ravens Mountains)) is a symmetrical group of mountains on the west side
Ravens_Mountains
Reserved constituency of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, Pakistan
PSW-155 is a constituency reserved for a female in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Sindh "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". Official
Constituency_PSW-155
State highway in Georgia, United States
State Route 155 (SR 155) is a 57.2-mile-long (92.1 km) state highway that travels south-to-north through portions of Spalding, Henry, Rockdale, and DeKalb
Georgia_State_Route_155
American 155 mm high explosive howitzer projectile
The M795 155 mm projectile is the US Army and US Marine Corps' standard 155 mm High Explosive (HE) projectile for howitzers. It is a bursting round with
M795_projectile
Highway in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Highway 155 (PR-155) is a rural road that goes from Coamo, Puerto Rico to Vega Baja through Orocovis and Morovis. It extends from PR-14 in
Puerto_Rico_Highway_155
State highway in southeastern New Hampshire, US
New Hampshire Route 155 is an 11.259-mile-long (18.120 km) secondary north–south highway in southeastern New Hampshire, almost entirely within Strafford
New_Hampshire_Route_155
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
No. 155 Squadron RAF is a former Royal Air Force squadron. No.155 Squadron was formed at RAF Chingford on 14 September 1918 as a bomber unit with Airco
No._155_Squadron_RAF
Indian 155 mm howitzer
The Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) is a towed 155 mm, 52-calibre howitzer that is being developed for the Indian Army by Armament Research
ATAGS_(howitzer)
Self-propelled artillery
The 155 mm self-propelled gun Mk F3, or the Canon de 155 mm Mle F3 Automoteur (Cn-155-F3-Am), was developed in the early 1950s by the French Army to replace
Mk_F3_155_mm
River in Yakutia, Russia
site on the right bank of the Alazeya River at 69°42′N 155°0′E / 69.700°N 155.000°E / 69.700; 155.000. The river is 1,590 kilometres (990 mi) long. The
Alazeya
Type of motorcycle
available in either 50 cc or 100 cc for the European market, and 125 cc or 155 cc for the Southeast Asian and Indian market with several different body
Yamaha_Aerox
High explosive artillery round
155 mm high explosive projectile used by many countries. It is a bursting round with fragmentation and blast effects. It used to be the standard 155 mm
M107_projectile
German 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
meaning "armoured howitzer 2000" and abbreviated PzH 2000, is a German 155 mm self-propelled howitzer developed by KNDS Deutschland (formerly Krauss-Maffei
Panzerhaubitze_2000
Asagiri-class destroyer
JS Hamagiri (DD-155) is an Asagiri-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The Asagiri class is equipped for combat and interception
JS_Hamagiri
Pharmaceutical compound
ETX-155 is a GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulator and neurosteroid which is or was under development for the treatment of depressive disorders
ETX-155
Military unit
Marine Fighting Squadron 155 (VMF-155) was a fighter squadron of the United States Marine Corps in World War II. During the war, they flew the SBC Helldiver
VMF-155
British class of diesel multiple unit trains
The British Rail Class 155 Super Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit passenger train. The units were built by Leyland Bus at Workington between 1986 and
British_Rail_Class_155
Island in Papua New Guinea
6°14′40″S 155°23′02″E / 6.24444°S 155.38389°E / -6.24444; 155.38389 Bougainville Island (/ˈboʊɡənvɪl/ , /ˈbuːɡənvɪl/ ; Tok Pisin: Bogenvil) is the main
Bougainville_Island
American agricultural and industrial auto manufacturing corporation
words "John Deere". It has used logos incorporating a leaping deer for over 155 years. It is headquartered in Moline, Illinois. It ranked No. 84 in the 2022
John_Deere
Trail in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
19°24′23″N 155°15′18″W / 19.4064602°N 155.2550908°W / 19.4064602; -155.2550908 Devastation Trail is a trail in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The
Devastation_Trail
Antarctic mountain range
The Rockefeller Mountains (78°0′S 155°0′W / 78.000°S 155.000°W / -78.000; -155.000 (Rockefeller Mountains)) are a group of low-lying, scattered granite
Rockefeller_Mountains
Iranian 155 mm towed howitzer
HM-41 is an Iranian 155 mm howitzer based on the South Korean KH179, which was sold to Iran during the Iran–Iraq War. It has a 155 mm/39 caliber barrel
HM-41
South Korean self-propelled 155 mm howitzer
(Korean: K-9 자주곡사포; Hanja: K-9 自走曲射砲; RR: K-9 Jajugoksapo) is a South Korean 155 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and developed by the Agency for Defense
K9_Thunder
State highway in Harford County, Maryland, known as Level Rd
Maryland Route 155 (MD 155) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Level Road, the state highway runs 9.06
Maryland_Route_155
National highway in India
National Highway 202 (NH 202) is a National Highway in India that links Mokokchung to Imphal and runs for a distance of 460 km (290 mi). It partly uses
National_Highway_202_(India)
Self-propelled artillery
The Lorraine 155 mm was a French prototype self-propelled gun built in 1950 After the end of the Second World War, the French Army began to rebuild their
Lorraine_155_mm
Military unit
Escadrille Spa.155 (originally Escadrille N.155) was a French fighter squadron active from 12 July 1917 through the end of World War I on 11 November 1917
Escadrille_Spa.155
Natural number
hundred [and] fifty-four) is the natural number following 153 and preceding 155. 154 is a nonagonal number. Its factorization makes 154 a sphenic number
154_(number)
Calendar year
Year 155 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Corculum and Marcellus (or, less frequently
155_BC
155
155
Boy/Male
Irish
ciar “â€darkâ€â€ and the diminutive -in it means “â€little dark one.â€â€ Popular for over 1500 years, at least 26 saints have borne the name. The most notable, St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (c. 530 AD), was the son of a carpenter who studied with St. Enda for seven years and went on to establish a monastery at Clonmacnoise, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath. It became a major spiritual and educational center and despite being plundered by the Vikings and the English, remained a major religious center until the 1550s.
Boy/Male
Irish
ciar “â€darkâ€â€ and the diminutive -in it means “â€little dark one.â€â€ Popular for over 1500 years, at least 26 saints have borne the name. The most notable, St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (c. 530 AD), was the son of a carpenter who studied with St. Enda for seven years and went on to establish a monastery at Clonmacnoise, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath. It became a major spiritual and educational center and despite being plundered by the Vikings and the English, remained a major religious center until the 1550s.
Boy/Male
Irish
ciar “â€darkâ€â€ and the diminutive -in it means “â€little dark one.â€â€ Popular for over 1500 years, at least 26 saints have borne the name. The most notable, St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (c. 530 AD), was the son of a carpenter who studied with St. Enda for seven years and went on to establish a monastery at Clonmacnoise, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath. It became a major spiritual and educational center and despite being plundered by the Vikings and the English, remained a major religious center until the 1550s.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : probably a habitational name from a place near Birling in Kent, now called Comfortsplace Farm, earlier known as Comports Place (1559) and Comporte (1601). This was named for a family associated with it called de Cumpeworth (1255). The place from which the family took its name has not been identified.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Raleigh in Devon, recorded in Domesday Book as Radeleia, from Old English rēad ‘red’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.The English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1554–1618) was born in Hayes Barton, Devon, into a family of Devon gentry. He was related to most of the West Country’s important families, including that of Sir Francis Drake. His half-brother was the explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert. In 1578 Raleigh was granted a patent to explore and colonize “unknown lands†in America.
Boy/Male
German Scottish
Rules the people; powerful ruler. Famous Bearers: explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) and...
155
155
Boy/Male
Hindu
Male
Hungarian
Pet form of Hungarian Károly, KARCSI means "man."
Female
English
English pet form of Roman Latin Marina, MARNI means "of the sea."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Lemon.
Boy/Male
Irish
Servant.
Girl/Female
Celtic
Blessed.
Male
Turkish
Turkish name ENGIN means "vast."
Boy/Male
Bengali, French, Hindu, Indian
Heaven; Nothing; Victory of the People
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Friendly King
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Lord Vishnu
155
155
155
155
155
n.
A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. [See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã 155-7, 184.]
n.
the name assumed by the Protestant party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves (1557) Lords of the Congregation.
n.
See Fit a song. G () G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.
n.
One of a class of auxiliary numbers, devised by John Napier, of Merchiston, Scotland (1550-1617), to abridge arithmetical calculations, by the use of addition and subtraction in place of multiplication and division.
a.
Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but dimmed and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in the oral or the nasal passage, and in some cases with a mixture of breath sound; -- a term introduced by Dr. James Rush in 1833. See Guide to Pronunciation, //155, 199-202.
n.
A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.
v. t.
A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.