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Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
Horizontal coordinates use a celestial sphere centered on the observer. Azimuth is measured eastward from the north point (sometimes from the south point) of the horizon; altitude is the angle above the horizon.
A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Common chart datums are lowest astronomical tide (LAT) [1] and mean lower low water (MLLW). In non-tidal areas, e.g. the Baltic Sea , mean sea level (MSL) is used. [ 2 ] A chart datum is a type of vertical datum and must not be confused with the horizontal datum for the chart.
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It is listed as Los Angeles Light in the USCG Lights list. It is the only lighthouse in the world that emits an emerald-colored light. [ 5 ] It is one of few lighthouses in the United States that emits emerald green light, others include Portsmouth Harbor Light of New Hampshire and Newburyport Harbor Light of Massachusetts.
Race Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Cape Cod, in Provincetown, Massachusetts; it is on the National Register of Historic Places. The original tower, first illuminated in 1816, was replaced in 1876 with the current 45-foot tall iron-plated tower and a new keeper's dwelling.
Since launching in 2006, Twitter (since renamed X) has changed how people communicate and socialize on the internet. Perhaps its most enduring contribution lies with a community popularly known as ...