Flight day

A measurement of time defined as 24 hours, though sometimes, the word "day" can also be used to refer to half a day (i.e. daytime) instead of the full 24 hours.

day

Weather; Meteorology

1. A basic time increment defined by the earth's motion; specifically, a complete revolution of the earth about its own axis. The sidereal day is defined as the time required for ...

day

Science; General science

A unit of time equal to the period of rotation of Earth. Different sorts of day are distinguished, according to how the period of rotation is reckoned with respect to one or ...

Summer Paralympics 2012

Sports; Sporting events

The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games are the 14th Summer Paralympic games and are taking place in between 29th August and 9th September, as governed by the International Paralympic ...

Olympic flame

Sports; Sporting events

The Olympic flame is a flame lit in a ceremony held in Olympia, Greece prior to the Olympic Games. This flame is then used to light the Olympic torch, which then tours the globe ...

London 2012 Olympic Games

Sports; Sporting events

Officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad, the London 2012 Olympic Games takes place in London, United Kingdom, between July 27 to August 12, 2012. The opening ceremony ...

UEFA Champions League

Sports; Soccer; Sporting events

Widely considered the most prestigious football competition in the world, the UEFA Champions League draws the strongest teams from each of Europe’s top leagues to compete for ...

float calling

Hunting & fishing; Sporting events

A two-person tactic in which one hunter sits ready to shoot, while the other retreats, calling, simulating a hen walking away from a gobbler.

flintlock

Hunting & fishing; Sporting events

A primitive muzzleloading rifle fired by means of a hammer carrying a piece of flint that strikes a frizzen, showering sparks into the pan below that is primed with gunpowder, ...

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The Bible

The Bible is the various collections of sacred scripture of the various branches of Judaism and Christianity. The Bible, in its various editions, is ...