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Prior to their landing on Omaha Beach, Captain Miller urged his men to avoid "murder holes," a term used to describe the opening formed by the dropping of the landing craft's ramp.
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A slang word used to describe the opening in amphibious boats hull. It was named the murder hole in World War II by the marines who would land on Omaha Beach and experience German gunfire from the trenches killing most everyone inside the b...
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They stayed there until late December, when they moved back to the city just before the high-profile murder of filmmaker Helen Hill, who lived with her family only two blocks away in the Marigny at the time.
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(KudoZ) English to Italian translation of murder hole: caditoia / piombatoio [History (Art/Literary)]. ... A murder-hole is a hole in the ceiling of a gateway or passageway in a fortification through which the defenders can fire, throw or pour dangerous or noxious substances at attackers. As a result, the defenders would be...
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Castle Defenses. Castle studies on history, architecture, design, and preservation. ... Vaulted ceilings could contain murder holes and arrow slits in the side walls. Hoarding, or brattice, was developed to cover dead ground, or blind spots at the base, or foot, of the curtain wall.
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Developed from the earlier brattices, a room projecting from the outside of walls or towers with a hole in the floor. Stones, boiling pitch or quicklime could be sent down it at the enemy. ... ; An opening in the roof of a passage so soldiers could shoot into the room below. See also Murder Hole...
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THE MERRICK VIA THE MURDER HOLE (and Loch Enoch) ... The next loch in the chain is Neldricken with the notorious Murder Hole at its westerly extremity and the high point overlooking it is the ideal spot for morning coffee.
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The Murder Hole [Fairbairn/Cameron Series Book 2] by Lillian Stewart Carl,Fictionwise: Excellence in eBooks; Fictionwise is the world's leading independent eBook retailer. Thousands of eBooks by best selling authors are online to download for Palm PDAs, PocketPCs, PCs, and Macs. ... eBook Category: Mystery/Crime;
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A Murder Too Close ... File M for Murder: A Cornelia Upshaw and Fancy Mystery ... The Murder Hole (Five Star First Edition Mystery) Cover...
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