- boat is said
to be
turtling or
to turn turtle when it is
fully inverted. The name
stems from the
appearance of the upside-down boat,
similar to the carapace...
-
called down and up). The
turtle moves with
commands that are
relative to its own position, such as "move
forward 10 spaces" and "
turn left 90 degrees". The...
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Turtles are
reptiles of the
order Testudines,
characterized by a
special s****
developed mainly from
their ribs.
Modern turtles are
divided into two major...
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Turtle (also
called American Turtle) was the world's
first submersible vessel with a do****ented
record of use in combat. It was
built in 1775 by American...
- The
World Turtle, also
called the
Cosmic Turtle or the World-Bearing
Turtle, is a
mytheme of a
giant turtle (or tortoise)
supporting or
containing the...
-
Turtle Island is a name for
Earth or
North America, used by some
American Indigenous peoples, as well as by some
Indigenous rights activists. The name...
- "
Turtles all the way down" is an
expression of the
problem of
infinite regress. The
saying alludes to the
mythological idea of a
World Turtle that supports...
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Turtle soup, also
known as
terrapin soup, is a soup or stew made from the meat of
turtles.
Several versions of the soup
exist in
different cultures, and...
- voyagers, etc. London:
Blackie and Son. pp. 702–703. "
turtle,
turn turtle (of a boat) '
to turn over
completely while sailing'".
Oxford Advanced Learner's...
- A
turtle ship (Korean: 거북선; RR: geobukseon;
Korean pronunciation: [kʌ.buk̚.s͈ʌn]) was a type of
warship that was used by the
Korean Joseon Navy from the...
