Dots and Boxes — (also known as Boxes, Squares, Paddocks, Square it, Dots and Dashes, Dots, Smart Dots, Dot Boxing, or, simply, the Dot Game) is a pencil and paper game for two players (or sometimes, more than two) first published in 1889 by Édouard Lucas. Game… … Wikipedia
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dot-and-dash — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective or dot dash ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ 1. : formed of or as if of alternating dots and dashes run a dot and dash line across the sheet 2. : consisting of or using an alphabet made up of dots and dashes as signals for communicating… … Useful english dictionary
Technological and industrial history of the United States — The technological and industrial history of the United States describes the United States emergence as one of the largest nations in the world as well as the most technologically powerful nation in the world. The availability of land and labor,… … Wikipedia
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Battle of the Beams — The Battle of the Beams was a period in early World War II when bombers of the German Air Force ( Luftwaffe ) started using radio navigation for night bombing. British scientific intelligence at the Air Ministry fought back with a variety of… … Wikipedia
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Classical cipher — A cipher is a means of concealing a message, where letters of the message are substituted or transposed for other letters, letter pairs, and sometimes for many letters. In cryptography, a classical cipher is a type of cipher that was used… … Wikipedia