TOGY4W14 Terms Word Scramble
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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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