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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A submarine chaser.
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There is the 1: 250 scale Lightship Ambrose, HMS Dreadnought, Admirable class minesweeper-subchaser and the old V108 Torpedo boat.
Digital Navy | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2007
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There is the 1: 250 scale Lightship Ambrose, HMS Dreadnought, Admirable class minesweeper-subchaser and the old V108 Torpedo boat.
Archive 2007-03-01 Michael James 2007
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A very compact and efficient base was in process of completion and should, with the aid of the subchaser tender
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But in the scope of this metaphor, the implication is that euthanizing the whales will somehow make room for "better" (sneer quotes) classes of whales to evolve that aren't disoriented by subchaser pings.
unknown title 2009
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