Finding the Titanic Flashcards

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bamboo

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a tall, woody grass with a hollow stem, often used for building

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flotilla

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a group of ships or boats

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rattan

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a plant with very long tough stems, often woven for use

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mainsail

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the primary sail on a sailing ship

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funnels

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smokestacks

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plaques

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flat markers that are engraved with words

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shipwrecks

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wrecked ships

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survivors

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people who have stayed alive

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unsinkable

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impossible to sink

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voyage

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a long journey to a distant place

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wreckage

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the remains of something that has been destroyed

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hull

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the main frame or body of a ship

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bow

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the front of the ship

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steward

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an assistant

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iceberg

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a huge floating piece of ice broken off from a glacier

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distress

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needing immediate help

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stern

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the rear of the ship

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drenched

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soaked, wet, saturate

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loomed

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came out from the mist or darkness, emerged, appear

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portholes

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small, round windows in a ship

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crow’s nest

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a small lookout structure at the top of a ship

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monument

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a structure in memory of people who have died

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electrify

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excited, charge, shock, jolt, thrill

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frigid

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freezing cold, icy, unfeeling, stiff, frosty,

antonym- warm, friendly

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patrol

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a lookout or protective force

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current

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a flow of water or wind moving in a specific direction

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buoys

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floating markers

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conveyor belt

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a mechanical, moving strip that transports items from one place to another

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unstable

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not steady, unpredictable, unreliable, unsure, unsafe,

antonym- stable, reliable

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latitude

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distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees

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insulate

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to cover with a material that prevents the passage of heat

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longitude

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distance measured in degrees east and west of the meridian at Greenwich, a city in southeastern England