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Brewer's: Bee-line

The line that a bee, takes in making for the hive; the shortest distance between two given points. “Our footmarks, seen afterwards, showed that we had steered a bee-line to the brig.” —…

Brewer's: Isothermal Lines

I'sothermal Lines Lines laid down in maps to show the places which have the same mean temperature. (Greek, isos thermos, equal heat.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Brewer's: Crossing the Line

—i.e. the equator. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CrotalumCrossing the Hand A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…

In-Line Skating

YearMen's Vert1995Tom Fry1996Rene Hulgreen1997Tim Ward1998Cesar Mora1999Eito Yasutoko2000Eito Yasutoko2001Taig Khris2002Event discontinuedYearWomen's Vert1995Tash Hodgeson1996Fabiola da…

Brewer's: Silver Lining

The prospect of better days, the promise of happier times. The allusion is to Milton's Comus, where the lady lost in the wood resolves to hope on, and sees a “sable cloud turn forth its…

Brewer's: Ships of the Line

Men-of-war large enough to have a place in a line of battle. They must not have less than two decks or two complete tiers of guns. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

The Thin Red Line

Director/Writer:Terrence MalickTwentieth Century Fox; R; 170 minutesCast:Sean Penn, Adrian Brody, Ben Chaplin, Nick Nolte, John Travolta, Woody Harrelson, John Cusack, Elias Koteas, Dash…

Make Line Plots

In this video, Alex learns how to represent sets of data on a dot plot.

Behind Enemy Lines

Director:John MooreWriters:David Veloz and Zak Penn20th Century Fox; PG-13; 93 minutesRelease:11/01Cast:Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Gabriel Macht As many anti-U.S. agitators like to forget and…