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charade (shərād`), verbal, written, or acted representation of a word, its syllables, or a number of words. The object is to guess the idea being conveyed. Winthrop M. Praed Praed, Winthrop Mackworth (prād), 1802–39, English poet and essayist. ..... Click the link for more information. wrote many of the well-known charades, and a good description of the acted charade is found in Thackeray's Vanity Fair. In the United States a charade acted in pantomime and having a set time limit was popular in the 1930s and 40s and remains a form of home amusement. |
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on Monday, forcing air traffic officials to reverse landing and takeoff patterns and slowing arrivals and departures. The corrections were too late, and the right skid impacted the ground with the aircraft heading nearly 90 degrees to the right of the takeoff course. Also, observe each takeoff and take notes of any unusual flight behavior. |
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