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Danger
Darkness (See NIGHT.) Geiger counter radiation detector named for inventor. [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 12] international radiotelephone distress signal. [Maritime Hist.: Misc.] cliff-hangers in which Pauline’s life is recurrently in danger. [Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 559] final alert; attack believed imminent. [Military: Misc.] symbol of peril. [Folklore: Jobes, 413] symbol of approaching pitfalls. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 177] symbol of approaching pitfalls. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 177]
rocks and whirlpool, respectively, opposite each other in the Strait of Messina. [Classical Myth.: Zimmerman, 59, 235–236] alerts consumers to presence of poison; represents death. [Folklore: Misc.] Morse code distress signal. [World Culture: Flexner, 359] “Clashing Cliffs” at the entrance to the Black Sea, said to crush vessels. [Classical Myth.: New Century, 1043] quicksands off the coast of northern Africa; any part of the sea dangerous to ships because of natural phenomena. [Rom. Myth.: Zimmerman, 251] signifies impending peril; blade suspended over banqueter by a hair. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 297] universal symbol of possible danger. [Folklore: Misc.] pictorial symbol denoting poison; grimacing face with tongue sticking out. [Am. Culture: Misc.] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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