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English-Russian arms dictionary. 2013.
English-Russian arms dictionary. 2013.
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Greek fire — noun Date: 1788 an incendiary composition used in warfare by the Byzantine Greeks that is said to have burst into flame on wetting … New Collegiate Dictionary
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