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- proper noun nautical A historical ship that transported the
Pilgrims to America in the year 1620
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Examples
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Philbrick, a prize-winning historian whose best sellers include Mayflower, is the latest to succumb to what he calls "a wonderfully seductive myth."
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Grant as Minerva and Darwin Mayflower, his primary antagonists.
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One of the five sub-light speed generation ships, Mayflower, is the focus of the narrative; specifically through the eyes of Rusel, who gains immortality along the voyage so that he (and other Elders) may guide the shipboard civilization through their proposed 50,000 year journey.
REVIEW: Best Short Novels: 2005 edited by Jonathan Strahan 2006
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One of the five sub-light speed generation ships, Mayflower, is the focus of the narrative; specifically through the eyes of Rusel, who gains immortality along the voyage so that he (and other Elders) may guide the shipboard civilization through their proposed 50,000 year journey.
REVIEW: The Year's Best Science Fiction #22 edited by Gardner Dozois 2005
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Her earliest sketches and tales, collected in a volume called The Mayflower in 1843, deal largely with her memories of her old home set down with an exiles affection.
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She had been using her pen since she was twelve years old, in extensive correspondence, in occasional essays, in short stories and sketches, some of which appeared in a volume called The Mayflower, published in 1843, and for many years her writing for newspapers and periodicals had added appreciably to the small family income.
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~ RT @PamRuff Last time I dumped on a sports team owner they called Mayflower so I have nothing bad to say
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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~ RT @PamRuff Last time I dumped on a sports team owner they called Mayflower so I have nothing bad to say
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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a phantom ship, with sails set and flags blowing, the name Mayflower on her hull, rode in Plymouth Harbor that day to greet a New England pilot.
The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest Holland Thompson 1906
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Now that’s not exactly a name that came over on the Mayflower, is it?
ruzuzu commented on the word Mayflower
If April showers bring May flowers, what do Mayflowers bring?
Pilgrims.
June 21, 2010