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 arbalest arbalest /ˈɑːrbəlɛst/

noun

  1. An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles  ( arbalest , arbalist , ballista , bricole , catapult , mangonel , onager , trebuchet , trebucket )
    an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles


 Gromyko Gromyko /groʊˈmiːkoʊ/

noun

  1. Soviet ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations (1909-1989)  ( Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko , Andrei Gromyko , Gromyko )
    Soviet ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations (1909-1989)


 diacetylmorphine diacetylmorphine /ˌdaɪəˈsɛtɪlˈmɔrfiːn/

noun

  1. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush  ( diacetylmorphine , heroin , diamorphine )
    a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush


 nautical mile nautical mile /ˈnɔːtɪkəl maɪl/

noun

  1. A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude  ( air mile , international nautical mile , mi , mile , naut mi , nautical mile )
    a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
  2. A former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile  ( Admiralty mile , geographical mile , mi , mile , naut mi , nautical mile )
    a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile


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