NATO Alphabet

A set of words used in military radio transmissions to stand for letters, used to prevent misunderstandings due to interference

# A - Alfa
# B - Bravo
# C - Charlie
# D - Delta
# E - Echo
# F - Foxtrot
# G - GOLF
# H - HOTEL
# I - INDIA
# J - JULIETT
# K - KILO
# L - LIMA
# M - MIKE
# N - NOVEMBER
# O - OSCAR
# P - PAPA
# Q - QUEBEC
# R - ROMEO
# S - SIERRA
# T - TANGO
# U - UNIFORM
# V - VICTOR
# W -WHISKEY
# X - XRAY
# Y - YANKEE
# Z - ZULU

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league

a unit of mesurement used to describe the distance that a person or a horse can walk in one hour (about 3 miles of five kilometers).

the league has long since fallen out of use in most countries as an offical unit.

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sieg heil!

a popular Nazi rally cry. Translated to english, it means "hail to victory!"

the nazis kept screeming sieg heil at their rally

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blood eagle

a Grotesque form of torture and execution practiced by the vikings. The victim's ribs were severed near the spine and the ribs were spread out in a pattern that resembled the wings of an eagle. Salt was often poured into the dying victms wounds.

the Orkneyinga saga contains a famous account of the Blood eagle

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cipher

In Cryptography, An Algorithm or method for encrypting a message

the Caesar cipher, is an encryption technique that was used by the Romans

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poltergeist

A kind of ghost or aparition that manifests itself by physical activity (moving things, slamming doors/windows, etc.)

that place is haunted by a poltergeist

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FA MAS

(Fusil Automatique, Manufacture d'Armes de St. Etienne)

A French made assult weapon, uses a bullpup configuration and because of its apperance, French soldiers have nicknamed it "le Clairon" or "the bugle"

ze FA MAS is a good weapon yes?

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