One day Holmes and Watson are flying a dirigible balloon. It is foggy around, they have lost their way. Suddenly they see - a shepherd is grazing sheep below. The men are very glad and shout:
- The dear, tell us, please, where we are now?
- You are in the dirigible balloon.
- I understand... - Holmes says. - We are flying over Russia.
- But why? - Watson is surprised.
- It’s elementary, Buddy! Only a programmer could give such an exact and useless answer at the same time. And only in Russia programmers can look after sheep.
- anemone n. Marine animal with tube-shaped body and petal-like tentacles.
- bird n. Bird living near the sea.
- change n. Notable or unexpected transformation.
- cow n. - sirenian.
- walrus.
- dog n. Old sailor.
- front n. Part of a town directly facing the sea.
- green adj. & n. (as adj. Often hyphenated) bluish-green.
- horse n. - small upright fish with a head like a horse's.
- mythical creature with a horse's head and fish's tail.
- legs n.pl. Ability to keep one's balance and avoid seasickness at sea.
- level n. Mean level of the sea's surface, used in reckoning the height of hills etc. And as a barometric standard.
- lion n. Large, eared seal.
- lord n. Naval member of the admiralty board.
- mile n. Unit varying between approx. 2,014 yards (1,842 metres) and 2,035 yards (1,861 metres).
- n. - expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface.
- any part of this.
- named tract of this partly or wholly enclosed by land (north sea).
- large inland lake (sea of galilee).
- waves of the sea; their motion or state (choppy sea).
- (foll. By of) vast quantity or expanse.
- (attrib.) Living or used in, on, or near the sea (often prefixed to the name of a marine animal, plant, etc., having a superficial resemblance to what it is named after) (sea lettuce). at sea 1 in a ship on the sea.
- perplexed, confused. By sea in a ship or ships. Go to sea become a sailor. On the sea 1 = at sea 1.
- on the coast. [old english]
- pink n. Maritime plant with bright pink flowers.
- room n. Space at sea for a ship to turn etc.
- salt n. Salt produced by evaporating sea water.
- scout n. Member of the maritime branch of the scout association.
- urchin n. Small marine animal with a spiny shell.
- wall n. Wall built to stop flooding or erosion by the sea.
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