Pirates

pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released

Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)

a commercial airliner with a single aisle

a distribution in shares

a senior naval officer above the rank of captain

a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation

brought into conformity with a standard

an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu

the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu

a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries

the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.

holds rank by virtue of a warrant

an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales

a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy

a ship designed to carry cargo

the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation

arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea

an inland sea in northwestern Turkey

a cargo ship

a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation

an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter

someone who helps to found a colony

a name given to a product or service

an inland sea in northwestern Turkey

suffer agony or anguish

a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels

characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding

distributed in portions on the basis of a plan or purpose

a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia

a unit of money

a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern Alaska

a vessel that carries passengers or freight

Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan

relating to or producing butyric acid

a general war in Europe (1701-1714) that broke out when Louis XIV installed his grandson on the throne of Spain; England and Holland hoped to limit Louis' power

someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west

territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories

civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865

the decade from 1820 to 1829

the realm of a khan

social insurance for the disabled

the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction

the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia

a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea

a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

region including the Caribbean Islands

in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages

the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation

of or relating to Slavic languages

someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else

a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815

the longest river in England

a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)

the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

a member of a flight crew

stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles

a fast motorboat

a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska

an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey

a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula

an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west

a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia

English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)

an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain

a route followed by traders (usually in caravans)

used of a living language

of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language

administer baptism to

a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire

capable of being known

the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states

lacking a crew

of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture

conveyed by sea

the music of Gilbert and Sullivan

an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European

the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.

a 16th-century ship loaded with treasure

a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia

a guard who keeps watch

a province in southern China

a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)

the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar

country or territory ruled by a sultan

an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey

anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region

any money given as a prize

an ancient country in central Asia Minor

the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion

a ship built to carry passengers

an area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea

control of the flow of traffic in a building or a city

conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

a company that provides shipping services

the part of the earth's surface covered with water

any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use

of or relating to the island of Sumatra or its inhabitants

the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound

a sea between Europe and Asia

a member of a tall dark people inhabiting Somalia

a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy

the body of laws governing relations between nations

a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it

a cage from which there is no escape

a vessel for fishing

a believer in or follower of Islam

the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean

an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula

payment for insurance

the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China

a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja

a complete payment consisting of a single sum of money

of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain

the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783

a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises

of or relating to or characteristic of Venice or its people

Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)

involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident

a man who serves as a sailor

coming next after the seventeenth in position

a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe

the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States

in a futile and unproductive manner

in an eagerly voracious manner

a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey

Queen of England from 1558 to 1603

a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea

the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939)

a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States

having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute

a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons

an important port of Yemen

the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states

with the order reversed

English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

an uncertain region on the east shore of the Adriatic where an ancient Indo-European people once lived

the office of admiral

a government ship that is available for waging war

a ship that is manned by pirates

a person engaged in slave trade

coming next after the sixteenth in position

a method of finding objects under water using sound waves

the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior

the navy of the United States of America

Scottish author (1850-1894)

a hand-held mobile device

a period of time spent in military service

(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil

in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages

Apostle and patron saint of Ireland

a difficult juncture

a ship that is small

the main character in a play and novel by J. M. Barrie

an attack without warning

a man who serves as a sailor

restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds

paint again

Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara

a republic on the island of Madagascar

the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another

a minor and almost extinct branch of the Indo-European languages; spoken along the Dalmatian coast

to a proportionate degree

the navy of the United States of America

any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

belong to an earlier time

extremely painful

an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America

a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine

the 3rd largest ocean

coming next after the thirteenth in position

of or relating to northern Africa

sanctioned by established authority

reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)

your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally

bound by chains fastened around the ankles

a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra

large, long-armed apes that live mostly in trees

a city in southwestern Spain

an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

a producer of motion pictures

(of winds) coming from the land

a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India

the leader of a group of people

of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium

robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force

a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training

Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190

of or relating to the Franks

a short amusing opera

a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver

an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh

one part in eight equal parts

given out in portions

coming next after the eighteenth in position

the bank of a river

an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor

a vehicle that can fly

typically

succeed at easily

a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea

a warship intended for combat

armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket

a weight that balances another weight

the people of the Netherlands

a military engagement

one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus

the second largest continent

of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants

the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

coming next after the twelfth in position

a republic on the island of Ceylon

weapons considered collectively

the largest city and former capital of Turkey

of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

the branch of armed services that conducts operations at sea

coming next after the fifteenth in position

the provincial capital of Veneto

wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value

having limbs

necessary for relief or supply

the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368

of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture

Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan

compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear liquid

the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil

a member of a police force

disposed to attack

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

a Russian river

apprehended with certainty

by right

an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture

of or relating to Thrace or its people or culture

an island in the West Indies

restricting the scope or freedom of action

the property of being remote

the body of laws governing relations between nations

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

negation of a word or group of words

capital and largest city of Iraq

get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices

of or relating to or characteristic of Ukraine or its people or culture

members of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea