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Per ardua ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "through adversity to the stars" [1] or "through struggle to the stars" [2] that is the official motto of the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces such as the Royal Australian Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force, as well as the Royal Indian Air Force until 1947.
The following are the lyrics to be sung to the Trio section of the march (composed by George Dyson). It references the motto of the RAF, "Per Ardua Ad Astra" (Latin, "Through adversity to the stars"). RAF March Past Through adversities we'll conquer. Blaze into the stars, A trail of glory We'll live on land and sea 'Til victory is won.
Motto of the fictional Fowl Family in the Artemis Fowl series, written by Eoin Colfer: auspicium melioris aevi: hope/token of a better age: Motto of the Order of St Michael and St George and of Raffles Institution in Singapore: Austriae est imperare orbi universo (A.E.I.O.U.) Austria is to rule the whole world
During its history, the Royal Australian Air Force has fought in a number of major wars, including the Second World War in Europe and the Pacific, participated in the Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Malayan Emergency, Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation, Vietnam War, and more recently, operations in East Timor, the Iraq War and subsequent ...
The beech tree represents the wood at RAF Halton where the school was first formed. [1] Note the approval signature by King George VI. The motto translates as Growing we learn. [2] Heraldic badges of the Royal Air Force are the insignia of certain commands, squadrons, units, wings, groups, branches and stations within the Royal Air Force. They ...
Ad is a Latin preposition expressing direction toward in space or time (e.g. ad nauseam, ad infinitum, ad hoc, ad libidem, ad valorem, ad hominem). It is also used as a prefix in Latin word formation. [4] Astra is the accusative plural form of the Latin word astrum 'star' (from Ancient Greek ἄστρον astron 'star', from Proto-Indo-European ...
For example, the motto of the Earl of Onslow is Festina lente (literally 'make haste slowly'), punningly interpreting 'on slow'. [11] Similarly, the motto of the Burgh of Tayport , Te oportet alte ferri (It is incumbent on you to carry yourself high), is a cant on 'Tayport at auld Tay Ferry', also alluding to the local lighthouse. [ 12 ]
The motto of the Salem/Roanoke County, Virginia Bar Association. Meliorem lapsa locavit: He has planted one better than the one fallen. The motto of the Belmont County, Ohio, and the motto in the seal of the Northwest Territory: Melita, domi adsum: Honey, I'm home! A relatively common recent Latinization from the joke phrasebook Latin for All ...