scale — 1. n. & v. n. 1 each of the small thin bony or horny overlapping plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles. 2 something resembling a fish scale, esp.: a a pod or husk. b a flake of skin; a scab. c a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract. d… … Useful english dictionary
Exercise Zapad — (zapad is Russian for west) were large scale military exercises carried out in the Soviet Union in 1981 and 1999. Zapad 81 Exercise Zapad 81 ( West 81 ) was the largest military exercise ever to be carried out by the Soviet Union, according to… … Wikipedia
Exercise Mainbrace — Part of Cold War (1947–1953) NATO Northern Flank Type … Wikipedia
Exercise Tiger — For the exercise in 1942, see Exercise Tiger (1942). Battle of Lyme Bay Part of World War II Lyme Bay shown within Great Britain … Wikipedia
Exercise Longstep — Longstep Part of Cold War (1947–1953) Aegean Sea Type NATO … Wikipedia
Exercise Malabar — Image of the ships participating in the MALABAR 07 Naval Exercise from the navies of the United States, India, Japan, Australia, and Singapore in the Bay of Bengal. Exercise Malabar is a multilateral naval exercise involving the United States,… … Wikipedia
Exercise Reforger — An American M60 Patton moves through a village in West Germany as part of the 1982 Reforger exercise Exercise Reforger (from return of forces to Germany) was an annual exercise conducted, during the Cold War, by NATO. The exercise was intended to … Wikipedia
scale — 01. Authorities fear the [scale] of the disaster is even greater than originally anticipated. 02. It took the climbers over 5 hours to [scale] the cliff face. 03. This model ship has been made to [scale]. 04. The [scale] of the damage to the… … Grammatical examples in English
DRC Mapping Exercise Report — Released by The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR), The Report of the Mapping Exercise documents the most serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed within the territory… … Wikipedia
Military exercise — USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) kicks off Exercise Valiant Shield, the largest war games of the United States Navy since the Vietnam War. For the civilian hobby, see Wargaming. A military exercise (also called war game in American Eng … Wikipedia