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TO CLEAR THE DECKS

Definition: TO CLEAR THE DECKS

TO CLEAR THE DECKS

1. (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for action.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Use in Literature: TO CLEAR THE DECKS

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	This was like the signal to clear the decks in a fleet.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Modern Translation: TO CLEAR THE DECKS

Language		Translations for "TO CLEAR THE DECKS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Hungarian		nekikészül vminek (to clear the decks for sg), hajót ütközetre előkészít (to clear the decks for sg). (various references)

Pig Latin		otay earclay ethay ecksday
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: TO CLEAR THE DECKS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-e-e-e-h-k-l-o-r-s-t-t"
	-4 letters: decathletes, electorates, letterheads, stakeholder.
	-5 letters: cerecloths, charlottes, cheerleads, corselette, decathlete, electorate, electrodes, heatstroke, letterhead, relocatees, resketched, telecasted, telecaster, tracheoles.
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Alternative Orthography: TO CLEAR THE DECKS

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 4F 43 4C 45 41 52 54 48 45 44 45 43 4B 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01001111 00100000 01000011 01001100 01000101 01000001 01010010 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01000100 01000101 01000011 01001011 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#79 &#32 &#67 &#76 &#69 &#65 &#82 &#32 &#84 &#72 &#69 &#32 &#68 &#69 &#67 &#75 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 004F 0043 004C 0045 0041 0052 0054 0048 0045 0044 0045 0043 004B 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

544923746393552254423923839374553

INDEX

1. Definition
2. Quotations: Fiction
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams

5. Orthography
6. Bibliography

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