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any of three species of perching songbirds of the Northern Hemisphere. Waxwings have crests (raised only in alarm) and sleek brownish-gray plumage with flecks of red pigment resembling sealing wax on the wings and a yellow band on the tail tip.

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A very heavy wind. The three degrees are a fresh gale, a strong gale, and a heavy or whole gale.

has three Standard meanings. It is the dividing line between an area drained by a river running in one direction and one drained by another river running in an opposite direction.

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