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Definition of Forties

Forties
Forties For"ties, n. pl. See Forty.
Forties
Forty For"ty, n.; pl. Forties (-t[i^]z). 1. The sum of four tens; forty units or objects. 2. A symbol expressing forty units; as, 40, or xl.

Meaning of Forties from wikipedia

- individual's lifespan Long Forties, area in the North Sea The Forties shipping forecast area (roughly corresponding to the Long Forties) Forties oilfield in the...
- Roaring Forties are not consistent: the wind-stream shifts north or south depending on the season. The strong and continuous winds in the Roaring Forties make...
- compare to the Broad Fourteens. The Shipping Forecast area Forties approximates to Long Forties, though with neater boundaries. The north of the latter falls...
- The Fighting Forties can refer to: the 1940s when Britain, the United States, and their allies took on the Axis Powers in Europe and the Far East. the...
- platforms around the field: Forties Alpha, Forties Bravo, Forties Charlie, Forties Delta and Forties Echo. A riser platform, Forties Unity, lies further to...
- base without being seen, they shout "forty forty I'm free", "forty forty home", "forty forty save myself", "forty forty in", “save myself 123” and are then...
- Forty-and-Eight boxcars (French: Quarante et ****t), commonly referred to as Forty-and-Eights, were types of French boxcars (voiture) used by the French...
- The Forty-Fours are a group of islands in the Chatham Archipelago, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the main Chatham Island. They are called Motchuhar...
- The Forty Club (XL) is a [UK] cricket club, established by Henry Grierson in 1936 and playing its first matches in 1937. Grierson's original intention...
- The Forty Elephants or Forty Thieves were a 19th to 20th century all-female London crime syndicate who specialised in shoplifting. This gang was notable...