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Each convoy consisted of between 30 and 70 mostly unarmed merchant ships. [4] Canadian, and later American, supplies were vital for Britain to continue its war effort. The course of the Battle of the Atlantic was a long struggle as the Germans developed anti-convoy tactics and the British developed counter-tactics to thwart the Germans.
A reversal of the ten code "10-4," when asking if someone agrees with something said or if one's transmission was received. ("That was a nasty wreck. Four-ten?") 5 by 5: Indicates that another CB user can be heard clearly (see "Wall to wall and treetop tall"). 10-4 Acknowledged; can also be used to denote or emphasize an agreement ("That's a ...
The Department of Transportation warned that truck convoy protests planned across the United States could disrupt the national highway system and other critical transportation infrastructure ...
It is an answer song to "Convoy", a major hit in 1976. The song was a gay-themed takeoff on the citizens band radio fad [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and featured a "smokey" ( highway patrolman ) pretending to be a gay truck driver over the CB radio; the patrolman's masquerade distracts the lead trucker in a convoy who is listening to him, allowing the highway ...
The road is important not only because it is an inter-county connector, but it goes around the back of Dulles Airport, is part of the Loudoun County Parkway, and it provides a shortcut between the Reston / Herndon area and U.S. Route 50. Although the Herndon streets are not technically part of SR 606, they are signed as SR 606, and they connect ...
The “Take Our Border Back” convoy set off from Virginia this week and aims to hold events near Eagle Pass, Texas - the site of an ongoing standoff between the U.S. state and federal ...
In June 1930, a second piece of VA 209 was added from what was then VA 23 (now Business US 460) in Blacksburg east for 2.4 miles. [13] In December 1930, the original 1928 section was extended west 4.8 miles further towards Blacksburg. [13] VA 209 was also extended west from Blacksburg along Turner Street and Prices Fork Road for 1.46 miles. [13]
The "Take Our Border Back Convoy" is broken into three groups, with one heading from Virginia to Texas, another splitting in Texas to Arizona, and a third from California to Arizona. Each of the ...