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nouna large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
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nounGreek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
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nounsomeone who fights for a cause
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"RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"nouna man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strengthtype of:
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noun(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a godtype of:
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noun(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
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nounthe principal character in a play or movie or novel or poemtype of:
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- mccauley heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1832)
- mary mccauley heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1832)
- family ardeidae herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns
- john henry hero of American folk tales; portrayed as an enormously strong black man who worked on the railroads and died from exhaustion after winning a contest with a steam drill
- molly pitcher heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1832)
- mary ludwig hays mccauley heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1832)
- ardeidae herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns