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noun • a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface) • a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary | ||||||||
31% | 8 | Exactions levied upon a foreign ship in a national port in retaliation for a similar imposition by the foreign ship's government | ||||||
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28% | 5 | The village of Port Ellen is a major ferry port on Islay | ||||||
noun • an island of western Scotland at the southern end of the Inner Hebrides • California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers | ||||||||
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1 | "Ship of the desert"
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21 Oct 1981 | New York Times / 21 Oct 1981 |
2 | Desert, as in a desert
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28 Nov 1982 | New York Times / 28 Nov 1982 |
3 | Desert ship, having trouble withdrawing plant
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29 Dec 2017 | The Guardian Cryptic / 29 Dec 2017 |
4 | Exactions levied upon a foreign ship in a national port in retaliation for a similar imposition by the foreign ship's government | |
5 | Ship of the desert
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14 Dec 1986 | New York Times / 14 Dec 1986 |
6 | So-called "ship of the desert"
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06 May 2020 | New York Times / 06 May 2020 |
7 | The village of Port Ellen is a major ferry port on Islay |