enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Scuttling - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuttling

    Her engines were worn out and she had almost no coal left for her boilers. There, she was trapped by British cruisers, which violated Chilean neutrality and opened fire on the ship. Dresden ' s Executive Officer – the future Admiral Wilhelm Canaris – negotiated with the British and bought time for his crew to scuttle the Dresden .

  3. Glossary of card game terms - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_card_game_terms

    count out. During play, to claim to have enough points for game, thus ending the play; to go out during the play. [29] court card One of the picture cards i.e. a king, queen or jack in a French pack; [39] a king, Ober or Unter in a German pack, or a king, queen, cavalier and valet in a Tarot pack. Also face card, picture card or royal card ...

  4. Glossary of equestrian terms - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_equestrian_terms

    References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...

  5. Glossary of basketball terms - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_basketball_terms

    References 0–9 2-for-1 A strategy used within the last minute of a period or quarter, in which the team with possession times its shot to ensure that it will regain possession with enough time to shoot again before time runs out. Applicable in competitions that use a shot clock (all except NFHS in most US states). 3-and-D Any player, typically not a star, who specializes mainly in three ...

  6. Blowout (sports) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowout_(sports)

    In sports, a blowout or rout is an easy or one-sided victory. [1] [2] It occurs when one athletic team or individual performer outscores another by a large margin or in such a fashion that the second team or individual has little chance of a victory.

  7. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_British_terms...

    to move out of one's house or other residence into a new residence (US: move, move out) multi-storey used as a noun, to refer to a multi-level parking structure. munter an ugly woman (rarely, man); similar to minger muppet an incompetent or foolish person [115]

  8. List of animal sounds - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_sounds

    This page was last edited on 22 January 2025, at 20:35 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  9. Glossary of Australian rules football - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_Australian...

    By formal definition, contacting the football with any part of a player's leg below the knee is considered a kick. [3] Kick-in: (or sometimes kick-out) the return of the ball back into play after a behind has been scored. [15] Kicking in danger: swinging one's leg to kick the ball when an opponent has either their hand or head near the ball.