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 half-mast half-mast /ˈhæfˈmæst/

noun

  1. A position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress  ( half-mast , half-staff )
    a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress


 asdic asdic /ˈæsdɪk/

noun

  1. A measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return  ( asdic , echo sounder , sonar )
    a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
      Sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging
    sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging
      Asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee
    asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee


 Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa /ˌsʌbsəˈhɑːrən ˈæfrɪkə/

noun

  1. The region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert  ( Black Africa , Sub-Saharan Africa )
    the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert


 percentage percentage /pɝˈsɛnədʒ, pɝˈsɛntɪdʒ, pɝˈsɛnɪdʒ/

noun

  1. () A proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)  ( pct , per centum , percentage , percent )
    a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
      The tax percentage was 10%
    The tax percentage was 10%
  2. () Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group  ( portion , percentage , part , share )
    assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
      He wanted his share in cash
    he wanted his share in cash


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