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  • 51Snipe incident — NOTOC The Snipe incident was a military incident that took place between Chile and Argentina during 1958 as a result of an undefined border line in the Beagle Channel.Both countries disagreed about the sovereign rights over the zone and the islet …

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  • 52snipe hunt — noun an elaborate practical joke in which the unsuspecting victim hunts a snipe and is typically left in the dark holding a bag and waiting for the snipe to run into it in the South a snipe hunt is practically a rite of passage • Hypernyms:… …

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  • 53snipe fly — noun : a fly of the family Rhagionidae * * * snipe fly noun A long legged fly that preys on other insects • • • Main Entry: ↑snipe * * * snipe fly, a two winged fly with a long proboscis and long, thin legs; deer fly. * * * n. a slender, long… …

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  • 54snipe eels — siūlauodegiai unguriai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas šeima apibrėžtis Vandenynų atogrąžų zonos pelagialės. 500–100 m gelmės. snipe eels10 genčių, per 10 rūšių. Kūno ilgis – iki 1,0–1,5 m. atitikmenys: lot. Nemichthyidae… …

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  • 55snipe fish — Bellows fish Bel lows fish (Zo[ o]l.) A European fish ({Centriscus scolopax}), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; called also {trumpet fish}, and {snipe fish}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 56Snipe (theatrical) — A Snipe in the motion picture exhibition business refers to two things:* Any material before the feature presentation other than a trailer for a film. Welcome to our theater, courtesy trailers ( no smoking, littering, talking ), promotions for… …

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  • 57snipe fly — ▪ insect       any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera, that are dark coloured and between 8 and 15 mm (0.3 and 0.6 inch) long and have a rounded head, posteriorly tapering abdomen, and long legs. Adults are usually found in… …

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  • 58snipe hunt — 1. noun /ˈsnaɪpˌhʌnt/ A prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item. Syn: fools errand, wild goose chase 2. verb /ˈsnaɪpˌhʌnt/ …

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  • 59Snipe Lake — Sp Tilvikų ẽžeras Ap Snipe Lake L Kanadoje (Alberta) …

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  • 60snipe eels — žalčiagalviai unguriai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis atitikmenys: lot. Gavialiceps angl. snipe eels rus. гавиалицепсы; гавиалорылые угри ryšiai: platesnis terminas – ančiasnukiai unguriai siauresnis terminas –… …

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