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TOGY4W14 Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Armada | a large fleet of warships |
| Convoy | a group of merchant ships escorted by warships to protect them |
| Ferry | a boat carrying people and their possessions or vehicles from one side of a body of water to another |
| Harbor | part of a body of water close to the coast that is deep enough to anchor a ship; a sheltered inlet |
| Minesweeper | a ship that removes or disarms mines placed in a harbor or ocean by an enemy |
| Navy | all of the warships of a country and the men who administrate them |
| Pier | a structure that stretches out over the water; where a ship docks |
| Regiment | a unit of military ground forces with headquarters and supporting units |
| Tow | to pull along with a rope or chain |
| Tug (noun) | a boat that tows other boats into a harbor or generally guides larger boats where they need to be |
| Ally | a nation that has made an agreement of peace with another nation for a specific purpose, often protection |
| Annihilation | complete and total destruction |
| Cabinet (political) | a group of advisors who help a ruler run the nation |
| Democracy | a system of government in which the majority rules by voting, either directly or by appointing representatives to vote for them |
| Evacuation | the act of emptying or withdrawing people from a location, often in the interests of safety |
| Ghetto | part of a city where the disadvantaged live, usually a minority group under economic or social restrictions |
| Isolationist | a person who believes that his country should refrain from political or economic relations with other countries, ie , that his country should stay isolated from the rest of the world |
| Pacifist | a person who believes that war and violence wrong and that most disputes between nations can and should be settled diplomatically and peacefully |
| Pact | an agreement |
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