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EHIME MARU
- A Japanese fisheries training vessel based in the Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
- Usage: Report on final settlements reached between the U.S. Navy and the relatives of the victims of the Ehime Maru, which sank two years ago after being struck by the USS Greenville during an emergency surfacing drill, killing 9 of the 35 people onboard.
Source: Various on-line resources.
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ELEVON
- An airplane control surface that combines the functions of elevator and aileron.
- Usage: Report on the ongoing investigation into the U.S. Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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HAJJ
- The Pilgrimage to Mecca that is the fifth of the Five Pillars of Islam, which every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so is obligated to undertake at least once in a lifetime.
- Usage: Various reports on the beginning of the Hajj.
Source: Wikipedia On-line Dictionary.
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TCHOTCHKE
- A cheap showy trinket.
- Usage: Story on reaction to a recent interview by Michael Jackson.
Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
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