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Alonso de Ojeda(c.1466–c.1515) is noted as the discoverer of South America, as commander of the fleet with Juan de la Cosaand Amerigo Vespucci. John Cabot(c.1450–c.1500) was an Italian navigator who was the first European that sailed along to North American coast in 1497 since the Norse 500 years prior. Vasco da Gama(c.1460–1524).
Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...
Jack is a given name, a diminutive of John or Jackson; alternatively, it may be derived from Jacques, the French form of James or Jacob. [ 2] Since the late 20th century, Jack has become one of the most common names for boys in many English-speaking countries. Jack is also used to a lesser extent as a female given name, often as a shortened ...
NBC Sports Boston. ^ a b c Mazziotti, Tony (11 October 2017). "Columbus Blue Jackets: Nicknames to Know for This Season". Union and Blue. ^ a b c Ward, Allison (18 Dec 2017). "Blue Jackets' folksy nicknames part of hockey culture". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
jack: (a.k.a. ) is the small white ball that defined the target, or mark, for all other bowls to be played towards. In outdoor bowls the jack has no bias, but in Crown Green bowls, the jack has a bias similar to the bowl itself. jack high: is a comparison of the position of a bowl in relation to the jack. A "jack high bowl" means a bowl whose ...
Pub names. Pub names are used to identify and differentiate traditional drinking establishments. Many pubs are centuries old, and were named at a time when most of their customers were illiterate, but could recognise pub signs. The use of signage was not confined to drinking establishments.
French-, Spanish-, or Latin-language answers, and more rarely answers from other languages are indicated either by a tag in the clue giving the answer language (e.g., [Summer: Fr.] for ETE) or by the use in the clue of a word from that language, often a personal or place name (e.g. [Friends of Pierre] for AMIS or [The ocean, e.g., in Orleans ...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Brown, the main character from Quentin Tarantino's 1997 film Jackie Brown, played by Pam Grier. Jacky Bryant, in the video game series Virtua Fighter. Jackie Burkhart, on the TV series That '70s Show. Jackie Chiles, on the TV sitcom Seinfeld. Jackie Cook, on the TV series Veronica Mars.