In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
BATTLESHIP
battleship, battlewagon
(noun) large and heavily armoured warship
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
battleship (plural battleships)
(military) Large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns. Battleships are now obsolescent, replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles. Types: dreadnought, pre-dreadnought.
Non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
A guessing game played on grid paper, see Battleship (game)
Source: Wiktionary
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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