Extractions: Dictionaries: General Computing Medical Legal Encyclopedia Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition Noun Tierra del Fuego - an archipelago off southern South America; separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan; islands are administered by Chile and by Argentina Argentina Argentine Republic the Argentine - a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America Chile Republic of Chile - a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast archipelago - a group of many islands in a large body of water Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Examples from classic literature: More The object of the expedition was to complete the survey of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego , commenced under Captain King in 1826 to 1830, to survey the shores of Chile, Peru, and of some islands in the Pacific and to carry a chain of chronometrical measurements round the World. The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context Petrels are the most aerial and oceanic of birds, yet in the quiet Sounds of Tierra del Fuego , the Puffinuria berardi, in its general habits, in its astonishing power of diving, its manner of swimming, and of flying when unwillingly it takes flight, would be mistaken by any one for an auk or grebe; nevertheless, it is essentially a petrel, but with many parts of its organisation profoundly modified.
Extractions: Dictionaries: General Computing Medical Legal Encyclopedia Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition Noun tiff - a quarrel about petty points bicker bickering pettifoggery spat ... words - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Examples from classic literature: More The young men who belonged to the Progressive Euchre Club used to drop in late and risk a tiff with their sweethearts and general condemnation for a waltz with `the hired girls.
