serial monogamy
         n 1: a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by
               someone who undergoes multiple divorces)

English Dictionary: Sir William Gilbert	by the DICT Development Group
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serial murderer n someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval Synonym(s): serial killer, serial murderer
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serial music n 20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition Synonym(s): serialism, serial music
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sewer line n a main in a sewage system Synonym(s): sewer main, sewer line
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shoreline n a boundary line between land and water
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shrilling n a continuing shrill noise; "the clash of swords and the shrilling of trumpets"--P. J. Searles
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shrillness n the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses; "the shrillness of her hair color" having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound Synonym(s): shrillness, stridence, stridency
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Sierra Leone n a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961 Synonym(s): Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone monetary unit n monetary unit in Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leonean adj of or relating to Sierra Leone or its people; "Sierra Leonean politics" n a native or inhabitant of Sierra Leone
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Sir Alan Hodgkin n English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998) Synonym(s): Hodgkin, Alan Hodgkin, Sir Alan Hodgkin, Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
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Sir Lancelot n (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere Synonym(s): Lancelot, Sir Lancelot
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Sir Leonard Hutton n English cricketer (1916-1990) [syn: Hutton, {Sir Leonard Hutton}]
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Sir Leonard Woolley n English archaeologist who supervised the excavations at Ur (1880-1960) Synonym(s): Woolley, Sir Leonard Woolley, Sir Charles Leonard Woolley
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Sir William Alexander Craigie n English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966) Synonym(s): Craigie, William A. Craigie, Sir William Alexander Craigie
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Sir William Chambers n English architect (1723-1796) [syn: Chambers, {William Chambers}, Sir William Chambers]
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Sir William Crookes n English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919) Synonym(s): Crookes, William Crookes, Sir William Crookes
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Sir William Gerald Golding n English novelist (1911-1993) [syn: Golding, {William Golding}, Sir William Gerald Golding]
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Sir William Gilbert n a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911) Synonym(s): Gilbert, William Gilbert, William S. Gilbert, William Schwenk Gilbert, Sir William Gilbert
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Sir William Herschel n English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822) Synonym(s): Herschel, William Herschel, Sir William Herschel, Sir Frederick William Herschel
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Sir William Huggins n English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910) Synonym(s): Huggins, Sir William Huggins
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Sir William Rowan Hamilton n Irish mathematician (1806-1865) [syn: Hamilton, {William Rowan Hamilton}, Sir William Rowan Hamilton]
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Sir William Turner Walton n English composer (1902-1983) [syn: Walton, {William Walton}, Sir William Walton, Sir William Turner Walton]
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Sir William Wallace n Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305) Synonym(s): Wallace, Sir William Wallace
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Sir William Walton n English composer (1902-1983) [syn: Walton, {William Walton}, Sir William Walton, Sir William Turner Walton]
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sirloin n the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump
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sirloin steak n a cut of beef from the sirloin
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sirloin tip n a cut of beef from the upper end of the sirloin
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squirrel monkey n small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle Synonym(s): squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus
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Sri Lanka n a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948 Synonym(s): Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ceylon
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Sri Lanka rupee n the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents Synonym(s): Sri Lanka rupee, rupee
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Sri Lankan adj of or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its people or culture; "Sri Lankan beaches"; "Sri Lankan forces fighting the Sinhalese rebels" Synonym(s): Sri Lankan, Ceylonese n a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka
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Sri Lankan monetary unit n monetary unit in Sri Lanka
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surliness n a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" Synonym(s): temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nuthatch \Nut"hatch`\, n. [OE. nuthake. See 2d {Hack}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of birds of the genus {Sitta}, as       the European species ({Sitta Europ[91]a}). The white-breasted       nuthatch ({S. Carolinensis}), the red-breasted nuthatch ({S.       Canadensis}), the pygmy nuthatch ({S. pygm[91]a}), and       others, are American.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrawl \Scrawl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrawled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Scrawling}.] [Probably corrupted from scrabble.]       To draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly; to write hastily       and carelessly; to scratch; to scribble; as, to scrawl a       letter.                   His name, scrawled by himself.               --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serial \Se"ri*al\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to a series; consisting of a series;             appearing in successive parts or numbers; as, a serial             work or publication. [bd]Classification . . . may be more             or less serial.[b8] --H. Spencer.          2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to rows. --Gray.          {Serial homology}. (Biol.) See under {Homology}.          {Serial symmetry}. (Biol.) See under {Symmetry}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Homology \Ho*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] agreement. See       {Homologous}.]       1. The quality of being homologous; correspondence; relation;             as, the homologyof similar polygons.          2. (Biol.) Correspondence or relation in type of structure in             contradistinction to similarity of function; as, the             relation in structure between the leg and arm of a man; or             that between the arm of a man, the fore leg of a horse,             the wing of a bird, and the fin of a fish, all these             organs being modifications of one type of structure.          Note: Homology indicates genetic relationship, and according                to Haeckel special homology should be defined in terms                of identity of embryonic origin. See {Homotypy}, and                {Homogeny}.          3. (Chem.) The correspondence or resemblance of substances             belonging to the same type or series; a similarity of             composition varying by a small, regular difference, and             usually attended by a regular variation in physical             properties; as, there is an homology between methane,             {CH4}, ethane, {C2H6}, propane, {C3H8}, etc., all members             of the paraffin series. In an extended sense, the term is             applied to the relation between chemical elements of the             same group; as, chlorine, bromine, and iodine are said to             be in homology with each other. Cf. {Heterology}.          {General homology} (Biol.), the higher relation which a             series of parts, or a single part, bears to the             fundamental or general type on which the group is             constituted. --Owen.          {Serial homology} (Biol.), representative or repetitive             relation in the segments of the same organism, -- as in             the lobster, where the parts follow each other in a             straight line or series. --Owen. See {Homotypy}.          {Special homology} (Biol.), the correspondence of a part or             organ with those of a different animal, as determined by             relative position and connection. --Owen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serolin \Ser"o*lin\, n. [Serum + L. oleum oil.] (Physiol. Chem.)       (a) A peculiar fatty substance found in the blood, probably a             mixture of fats, cholesterin, etc.       (b) A body found in fecal matter and thought to be formed in             the intestines from the cholesterin of the bile; --             called also {stercorin}, and {stercolin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shearling \Shear"ling\, n.       A sheep but once sheared.
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Shoreling \Shore"ling\, n.       See {Shorling}.
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Shorling \Shor"ling\, n.       1. The skin of a sheen after the fleece is shorn off, as             distinct from the morling, or skin taken from the dead             sheep; also, a sheep of the first year's shearing. [Prov.             Eng.]          2. A person who is shorn; a shaveling; hence, in contempt, a             priest. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shrill \Shrill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Shrilling}.] [OE. schrillen, akin to G. schrillen; cf. AS.       scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skr[94]lta to jolt, Sw.       skr[84]lla to shrill, Norw. skryla, skr[?]la. Cf. {Skirl}.]       To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp,       shrill tone; to become shrill.                   Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as lark.                                                                               --Spenser.                   No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock.                                                                               --Goldsmith.                   His voice shrilled with passion.            --L. Wallace.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shrillness \Shrill"ness\, n.       The quality or state of being shrill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peach \Peach\, n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F. p[88]che,       fr. LL. persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian apple, a       peach. Cf. {Persian}, and {Parsee}.] (Bot.)       A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing one or two       seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone; also, the tree       which bears it ({Prunus, [or] Amygdalus Persica}). In the       wild stock the fruit is hard and inedible.          {Guinea}, [or] {Sierra Leone}, {peach}, the large edible             berry of the {Sarcocephalus esculentus}, a rubiaceous             climbing shrub of west tropical Africa.          {Palm peach}, the fruit of a Venezuelan palm tree ({Bactris             speciosa}).          {Peach color}, the pale red color of the peach blossom.          {Peach-tree borer} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a clearwing moth             ({[92]geria, [or] Sannina, exitiosa}) of the family             {[92]geriid[91]}, which is very destructive to peach trees             by boring in the wood, usually near the ground; also, the             moth itself. See Illust. under {Borer}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sirloin \Sir"loin`\, n. [A corruption of surloin. Not so called       because this cut of beef was once jocosely knighted (dubbed       Sir Loin) by an English king, as according to a popular       story.]       A loin of beef, or a part of a loin. [Written also       {surloin}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skirling \Skirl"ing\, n.       A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. [Prov. Eng.       & Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.                   When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold                eyes softened.                                       --Mrs. J. H.                                                                               Ewing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skirling \Skirl"ing\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely. [Prov. Eng.]
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squireling \squire"ling\, n.       A petty squire. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marmoset \Mar"mo*set`\, n. [F. marmouset a grotesque figure, an       ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. marmoretum, fr. L. marmor       marble. Perhaps confused with marmot. See {Marble}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys       of the genera {Hapale} and {Midas}, family {Hapalid[91]}.       They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail.       They are often kept as pets. Called also {squirrel monkey}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squirrel \Squir"rel\ (skw[etil]r"r[etil]l or skw[icr]r"-; 277),       n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [82]cureuil, LL.       squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr.       si`oyros; skia` shade + o'yra` tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents             belonging to the genus {Sciurus} and several allied genera             of the family {Sciurid[91]}. Squirrels generally have a             bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They             are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species             live in burrows.          Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray                squirrel ({Scirius Carolinensis}) and its black                variety; the fox, or cat, sqirrel ({S. cinereus}, or                {S. niger}) which is a large species, and variable in                color, the southern variety being frequently black,                while the northern and western varieties are usually                gray or rusty brown; the red squirrel (see                {Chickaree}); the striped, or chipping, squirrel (see                {Chipmunk}); and the California gray squirrel ({S.                fossor}). Several other species inhabit Mexico and                Central America. The common European species ({Sciurus                vulgaris}) has a long tuft of hair on each ear. the                so-called Australian squirrels are marsupials. See                {Petaurist}, and {Phalanger}.          2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work             with the large cylinder.          {Barking squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the prairie dog.          {Federation squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the striped gopher. See             {Gopher}, 2.          {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Java squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Jelerang}.          {Squirrel corn} (Bot.), a North American herb ({Dicantra             Canadensis}) bearing little yellow tubers.          {Squirrel cup} (Bot.), the blossom of the {Hepatica triloba},             a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from             purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the             earliest flowers of spring.          {Squirrel fish} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A sea bass ({Serranus fascicularis}) of the Southern                   United States.             (b) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}).             (c) The redmouth, or grunt.             (d) A market fish of Bermuda ({Holocentrum Ascensione}).                            {Squirrel grass} (Bot.), a pestiferous grass ({Hordeum             murinum}) related to barley. In California the stiffly             awned spiklets work into the wool of sheep, and into the             throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even             producing death.          {Squirrel hake} (Zo[94]l.), a common American hake ({Phycis             tenuis}); -- called also {white hake}.          {Squirrel hawk} (Zo[94]l.), any rough-legged hawk;             especially, the California species {Archibuteo             ferrugineus}.          {Squirrel monkey}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South                   American monkeys of the genus {Calithrix}. They are                   noted for their graceful form and agility. See                   {Teetee}.             (b) A marmoset.          {Squirrel petaurus} (Zo[94]l.), a flying phalanger of             Australia. See {Phalanger}, {Petaurist}, and {Flying             phalanger} under {Flying}.          {Squirrel shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus             {Tupaia}. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy             tail, like that of a squirrel.          {Squirrel-tail grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Hordeum jubatum})             found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a             dense spike beset with long awns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marmoset \Mar"mo*set`\, n. [F. marmouset a grotesque figure, an       ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. marmoretum, fr. L. marmor       marble. Perhaps confused with marmot. See {Marble}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys       of the genera {Hapale} and {Midas}, family {Hapalid[91]}.       They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail.       They are often kept as pets. Called also {squirrel monkey}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squirrel \Squir"rel\ (skw[etil]r"r[etil]l or skw[icr]r"-; 277),       n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [82]cureuil, LL.       squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr.       si`oyros; skia` shade + o'yra` tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents             belonging to the genus {Sciurus} and several allied genera             of the family {Sciurid[91]}. Squirrels generally have a             bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They             are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species             live in burrows.          Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray                squirrel ({Scirius Carolinensis}) and its black                variety; the fox, or cat, sqirrel ({S. cinereus}, or                {S. niger}) which is a large species, and variable in                color, the southern variety being frequently black,                while the northern and western varieties are usually                gray or rusty brown; the red squirrel (see                {Chickaree}); the striped, or chipping, squirrel (see                {Chipmunk}); and the California gray squirrel ({S.                fossor}). Several other species inhabit Mexico and                Central America. The common European species ({Sciurus                vulgaris}) has a long tuft of hair on each ear. the                so-called Australian squirrels are marsupials. See                {Petaurist}, and {Phalanger}.          2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work             with the large cylinder.          {Barking squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the prairie dog.          {Federation squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the striped gopher. See             {Gopher}, 2.          {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Java squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Jelerang}.          {Squirrel corn} (Bot.), a North American herb ({Dicantra             Canadensis}) bearing little yellow tubers.          {Squirrel cup} (Bot.), the blossom of the {Hepatica triloba},             a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from             purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the             earliest flowers of spring.          {Squirrel fish} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A sea bass ({Serranus fascicularis}) of the Southern                   United States.             (b) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}).             (c) The redmouth, or grunt.             (d) A market fish of Bermuda ({Holocentrum Ascensione}).                            {Squirrel grass} (Bot.), a pestiferous grass ({Hordeum             murinum}) related to barley. In California the stiffly             awned spiklets work into the wool of sheep, and into the             throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even             producing death.          {Squirrel hake} (Zo[94]l.), a common American hake ({Phycis             tenuis}); -- called also {white hake}.          {Squirrel hawk} (Zo[94]l.), any rough-legged hawk;             especially, the California species {Archibuteo             ferrugineus}.          {Squirrel monkey}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South                   American monkeys of the genus {Calithrix}. They are                   noted for their graceful form and agility. See                   {Teetee}.             (b) A marmoset.          {Squirrel petaurus} (Zo[94]l.), a flying phalanger of             Australia. See {Phalanger}, {Petaurist}, and {Flying             phalanger} under {Flying}.          {Squirrel shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus             {Tupaia}. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy             tail, like that of a squirrel.          {Squirrel-tail grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Hordeum jubatum})             found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a             dense spike beset with long awns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surliness \Sur"li*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being surly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surling \Sur"ling\, n. [See {Surly}.]       A sour, morose fellow. [Obs.] --Camden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sirloin \Sir"loin`\, n. [A corruption of surloin. Not so called       because this cut of beef was once jocosely knighted (dubbed       Sir Loin) by an English king, as according to a popular       story.]       A loin of beef, or a part of a loin. [Written also       {surloin}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surloin \Sur"loin`\, n. [F. surlonge; sur upon + longe loin. See       {Sur-}, and {Loin}.]       A loin of beef, or the upper part of the loin. See {Sirloin},       the more usual, but not etymologically preferable,       orthography.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sirloin \Sir"loin`\, n. [A corruption of surloin. Not so called       because this cut of beef was once jocosely knighted (dubbed       Sir Loin) by an English king, as according to a popular       story.]       A loin of beef, or a part of a loin. [Written also       {surloin}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surloin \Sur"loin`\, n. [F. surlonge; sur upon + longe loin. See       {Sur-}, and {Loin}.]       A loin of beef, or the upper part of the loin. See {Sirloin},       the more usual, but not etymologically preferable,       orthography.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swirl \Swirl\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Swirled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Swirling}.] [Akin to Norw. svirla to whirl, freq. of       sverra to whirl, Dan. svirre, G. schwirren to whiz, to buzz.       [fb]177. See {Swarm}, n.]       To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. [bd]The river       swirled along.[b8] --C. Kingsley.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Saraland, AL (city, FIPS 68160)       Location: 30.82009 N, 88.09893 W       Population (1990): 11751 (4494 housing units)       Area: 29.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 36571
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Shoreline Park, MS (CDP, FIPS 67435)       Location: 30.31941 N, 89.40928 W       Population (1990): 2775 (2142 housing units)       Area: 20.4 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
scrolling          To flood a {chat room} or {Internet game} with       text or {macros} in an attempt to annoy the occupants.   This       can often cause the chat room to be "uninhabitable" due to the       "noise" created by the scroller.   Compare {spam}.          (2001-03-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Serial Interface Adaptor          (SIA) The {Ethernet} driver chip used on a {Filtabyte}       Ethernet card.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
serial line          Wires which connect two {serial port}s carrying serial data       consisting of sequential bits represented by one of two       voltages.          A common electrical specification for the signals on a serial       line is {RS-423}.          {(ftp://ftp.acorn.co.uk/pub/documents/appnotes/231-245/234.ps)}.          (1995-02-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Serial Line Internet Protocol          (SLIP) Software allowing the       {Internet Protocol} (IP), normally used on {Ethernet}, to be       used over a {serial line}, e.g. an {EIA-232} {serial port}       connected to a {modem}.   It is defined in {RFC} 1055.          SLIP modifies a standard {Internet} {datagram} by appending a       special SLIP END character to it, which allows datagrams to be       distinguished as separate.   SLIP requires a port configuration       of 8 data bits, no {parity}, and {EIA} or {hardware flow       control}.   SLIP does not provide {error detection}, being       reliant on other high-layer protocols for this.   Over a       particularly error-prone {dial-up} link therefore, SLIP on its       own would not be satisfactory.          A SLIP connection needs to have its {IP address} configuration       set each time before it is established whereas {Point-to-Point       Protocol} (PPP) can determine it automatically once it has       started.          See also {SLiRP}.          (1995-04-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Serial Line IP          (SLIP) {Serial Line Internet Protocol}.
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Sierra Leone       Sierra Leone:Geography       Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between    Guinea and Liberia       Map references: Africa       Area:    total area: 71,740 sq km    land area: 71,620 sq km    comparative area: slightly smaller than South Carolina       Land boundaries: total 958 km, Guinea 652 km, Liberia 306 km       Coastline: 402 km       Maritime claims:    territorial sea: 200 nm    continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation       International disputes: none       Climate: tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December);    winter dry season (December to April)       Terrain: coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland    plateau, mountains in east       Natural resources: diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold,    chromite       Land use:    arable land: 25%    permanent crops: 2%    meadows and pastures: 31%    forest and woodland: 29%    other: 13%       Irrigated land: 340 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: rapid population growth pressuring the environment;    overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and    slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil    exhaustion; civil war depleting natural resources; overfishing    natural hazards: dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara    (November to May); sandstorms, dust storms    international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Endangered Species,    Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban; signed,    but not ratified - Climate Change, Environmental Modification       Sierra Leone:People       Population: 4,753,120 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 44% (female 1,054,826; male 1,020,943)    15-64 years: 53% (female 1,310,506; male 1,216,510)    65 years and over: 3% (female 72,982; male 77,353) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 2.63% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 44.65 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 18.38 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)    note: thousands of refugees, fleeing the civil strife in Sierra Leone,    are taking refuge in Guinea       Infant mortality rate: 138.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 46.94 years    male: 44.07 years    female: 49.89 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 5.9 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Sierra Leonean(s)    adjective: Sierra Leonean       Ethnic divisions: 13 native African tribes 99% (Temne 30%, Mende 30%,    other 39%), Creole, European, Lebanese, and Asian 1%       Religions: Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10%       Languages: English (official; regular use limited to literate    minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal    vernacular in the north), Krio (the language of the re-settled    ex-slave population of the Freetown area and is lingua franca)       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or    Arabic (1990 est.)    total population: 21%    male: 31%    female: 11%       Labor force: 1.369 million (1981 est.)    by occupation: agriculture 65%, industry 19%, services 16% (1981 est.)       note: only about 65,000 wage earners (1985)       Sierra Leone:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Sierra Leone    conventional short form: Sierra Leone       Digraph: SL       Type: military government       Capital: Freetown       Administrative divisions: 3 provinces and 1 area*; Eastern, Northern,    Southern, Western*       Independence: 27 April 1961 (from UK)       National holiday: Republic Day, 27 April (1961)       Constitution: 1 October 1991; suspended following 19 April 1992 coup       Legal system: based on English law and customary laws indigenous to    local tribes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state and head of government: Chairman of the Supreme Council    of State Capt. Valentine E. M. STRASSER (since 29 April 1992)    cabinet: Council of Secretaries; responsible to the Supreme Council of    State (SCS)       Legislative branch: unicameral House of Representatives (suspended    after coup of 29 April 1992); Chairman STRASSER promises multi-party    elections sometime in 1995       Judicial branch: Supreme Court (suspended after coup of 29 April 1992)       Political parties and leaders: status of existing political parties is    unknown following 29 April 1992 coup       Member of: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA,    IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO,    INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN,    UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Thomas Kahota KARGBO    chancery: 1701 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009    telephone: [1] (202) 939-9261       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Lauralee M. PETERS    embassy: Corner of Walpole and Siaka Stevens Streets, Freetown    mailing address: use embassy street address    telephone: [232] (22) 226481 trough 226485    FAX: [232] (22) 225471       Flag: three equal horizontal bands of light green (top), white, and    light blue       Economy       Overview: Sierra Leone has substantial mineral, agricultural, and    fishery resources, but the economic and social infrastructure is not    well developed. Agriculture generates about 40% of GDP and employs    about two-thirds of the working population, with subsistence    agriculture dominating the sector. Manufacturing, which accounts for    roughly 10% of GDP, consists mainly of the processing of raw materials    and of light manufacturing for the domestic market. Diamond mining    provides an important source of hard currency. Since 1990, the    government has been able to meet its IMF- and World Bank-mandated    stabilization targets, holding down fiscal deficits, increasing    foreign exchange reserves, and retiring much of its domestic debt -    but at a steep cost in terms of capital investments and social    spending. Moreover, the economic infrastructure has nearly collapsed    due to neglect and war-related disruptions in the mining and    agricultural export sectors. The continuing civil war in Liberia has    led to a large influx of refugees, who place additional burdens on    Sierra Leon's fragile economy.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $4.5 billion (1993    est.)       National product real growth rate: 0.7% (1993 est.)       National product per capita: $1,000 (1993 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 22% (1993 est.)       Unemployment rate: NA%       Budget:    revenues: $68 million    expenditures: $118 million, including capital expenditures of $28    million (1992 est.)       Exports: $149 million (f.o.b., 1993)    commodities: rutile 48%, bauxite 25%, diamonds 16%, coffee, cocoa,    fish    partners: US, UK, Belgium, Germany, other Western Europe       Imports: $149 million (c.i.f., 1993)    commodities: foodstuffs 48%, machinery and equipment 32%, fuels 9%    partners: US, EC countries, Japan, China, Nigeria       External debt: $1.15 billion (yearend 1993)       Industrial production: growth rate -1.5% (FY91/92); accounts for 11%    of GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 130,000 kW    production: 220 million kWh    consumption per capita: 44 kWh (1993)       Industries: mining (diamonds, bauxite, rutile), small-scale    manufacturing (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear), petroleum    refinery       Agriculture: largely subsistence farming; cash crops - coffee, cocoa,    palm kernels; harvests of food staple rice meets 80% of domestic    needs; annual fish catch averages 53,000 metric tons       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $161 million;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1970-89), $848 million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $18 million;    Communist countries (1970-89), $101 million       Currency: 1 leone (Le) = 100 cents       Exchange rates: leones (Le) per US$1 - 617.67 (January 1995), 586.74    (1994), 567.46 (1993), 499.44 (1992), 295.34 (1991), 144.9275 (1990)       Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June       Sierra Leone:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 84 km mineral line is used on a limited basis because the mine    at Marampa is closed    narrow gauge: 84 km 1.067-m gauge       Highways:    total: 7,400 km    paved: 1,150 km    unpaved: crushed stone, gravel 490 km; improved earth 5,760 km       Inland waterways: 800 km; 600 km navigable year round       Ports: Bonthe, Freetown, Pepel       Merchant marine: none       Airports:    total: 11    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 3    with paved runways under 914 m: 3    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 4       Sierra Leone:Communications       Telephone system: 23,650 telephones; telephone density - 5    telephones/1,000 persons; marginal telephone and telegraph service    local: NA    intercity: national microwave radio relay system made unserviceable by    military activities    international: 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 1    televisions: NA       Sierra Leone:Defense Forces       Branches: Army, Navy, Police, Security Forces       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 1,030,332; males fit for    military service 498,945 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $14 million, 2.6% of    GDP (FY92/93)
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Sri Lanka       Sri Lanka:Geography       Location: Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India       Map references: Asia       Area:    total area: 65,610 sq km    land area: 64,740 sq km    comparative area: slightly larger than West Virginia       Land boundaries: 0 km       Coastline: 1,340 km       Maritime claims:    contiguous zone: 24 nm    continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: none       Climate: tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March);    southwest monsoon (June to October)       Terrain: mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central    interior       Natural resources: limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems,    phosphates, clay       Land use:    arable land: 16%    permanent crops: 17%    meadows and pastures: 7%    forest and woodland: 37%    other: 23%       Irrigated land: 5,600 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations    threatened by poaching; coastal degradation from mining activities and    increased pollution; freshwater resources being polluted by industrial    wastes and sewage runoff    natural hazards: occasional cyclones and tornadoes    international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,    Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law    of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands;    signed, but not ratified - Marine Life Conservation       Note: strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes       Sri Lanka:People       Population: 18,342,660 (July 1995 est.)    note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and    armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand    Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of late 1992, nearly 115,000    were housed in refugee camps in south India, another 95,000 lived    outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought    political asylum in the West       Age structure:    0-14 years: 29% (female 2,597,969; male 2,713,696)    15-64 years: 65% (female 6,042,228; male 5,902,343)    65 years and over: 6% (female 547,715; male 538,709) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 1.15% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 18.13 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 5.78 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: -0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 21.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 72.14 years    male: 69.58 years    female: 74.82 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 2.08 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Sri Lankan(s)    adjective: Sri Lankan       Ethnic divisions: Sinhalese 74%, Tamil 18%, Moor 7%, Burgher, Malay,    and Vedda 1%       Religions: Buddhist 69%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 8%       Languages: Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil    (national language) 18%    note: English is commonly used in government and is spoken by about    10% of the population       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)    total population: 88%    male: 93%    female: 84%       Labor force: 6.6 million    by occupation: agriculture 45.9%, mining and manufacturing 13.3%,    trade and transport 12.4%, services and other 28.4% (1985 est.)       Sri Lanka:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka    conventional short form: Sri Lanka    former: Ceylon       Digraph: CE       Type: republic       Capital: Colombo       Administrative divisions: 8 provinces; Central, North Central, North    Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western       Independence: 4 February 1948 (from UK)       National holiday: Independence and National Day, 4 February (1948)       Constitution: adopted 16 August 1978       Legal system: a highly complex mixture of English common law,    Roman-Dutch, Muslim, Sinhalese, and customary law; has not accepted    compulsory ICJ jurisdiction       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state and head of government: President Chandrika    Bandaranaike KUMARATUNGA (since 12 November 1994); note - Sirimavo    BANDARANAIKE is the Prime Minister; in Sri Lanka the president is    considered to be both the chief of state and the head of the    government, this is in contrast to the more common practice of    dividing the roles between the president and the prime minister when    both offices exist; election last held 9 November 1994 (next to be    held NA November 2000); results - Chandrika Bandaranaike KUMARATUNGA    (People's Alliance) 62%, Srima DISSANAYAKE (United National Party)    37%, other 1%    cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by the president in consultation with the    prime minister       Legislative branch: unicameral    Parliament: elections last held 16 August 1994 (next to be held by    August 2000); results - PA 49.0%, UNP 44.0%, SLMC 1.8%, TULF 1.7%,    SLPF 1.1%, EPDP 0.3%, UPF 0.3%, PLOTE 0.1%, other 1.7%; seats - (225    total) PA 105, UNP 94, EPDP 9, SLMC 7, TULF 5, PLOTE 3, SLPF 1, UPF 1       Judicial branch: Supreme Court       Political parties and leaders: All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC), C. G.    Kumar PONNAMBALAM; Ceylon Workers Congress (CLDC), S. THONDAMAN;    Communist Party, K. P. SILVA; Communist Party/Beijing (CP/B), N.    SHANMUGATHASAN; Democratic People's Liberation Front (DPLF), leader    NA; Democratic United National Front (DUNF), G. M. PREMACHANDRA; Eelam    People's Democratic Party (EPDP), Douglas DEVANANDA; Eelam People's    Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRL), Suresh PREMACHANDRAN; Eelam    Revolutionary Organization of Students (EROS), Shankar RAJI; Lanka    Socialist Party/Trotskyite (LSSP, or Lanka Sama Samaja Party), Colin    R. DE SILVA; Liberal Party (LP), Chanaka AMARATUNGA; New Socialist    Party (NSSP, or Nava Sama Samaja Party), Vasudeva NANAYAKKARA;    People's Alliance (PA), Chandrika Bandaranaike KUMARATUNGA; People's    Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), Dharmalingam    SIDARTHAN; People's United Front (MEP, or Mahajana Eksath Peramuna),    Dinesh GUNAWARDENE; Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Sirimavo    BANDARANAIKE; Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), M. H. M. ASHRAFF; Sri    Lanka People's Party (SLMP, or Sri Lanka Mahajana Party), Ossie    ABEYGUNASEKERA; Sri Lanka Progressive Front (SLPF), leader NA; Tamil    Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), leader NA; Tamil United    Liberation Front (TULF), M. SIVASITHAMBARAM; United National Party    (UNP), Ranil WICKREMANSINGHE; Upcountry People's Front (UPF), leader    NA; several ethnic Tamil and Muslim parties, represented in either    parliament or provincial councils    note: the United Socialist Alliance (USA), which was formed in 1987    and included the NSSP, LSSP, SLMP, CP/M, and CP/B, was defunct as of    1993, following the formation of the People's Alliance Party (PA)       Other political or pressure groups: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam    (LTTE) and other smaller Tamil separatist groups; other radical    chauvinist Sinhalese groups; Buddhist clergy; Sinhalese Buddhist lay    groups; labor unions       Member of: AsDB, C, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-24, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD,    ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO,    INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM, PCA, SAARC, UN,    UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Jayantha DHANAPALA    chancery: 2148 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008    telephone: [1] (202) 483-4025 through 4028    FAX: [1] (202) 232-7181    consulate(s): New York       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Teresita C. SCHAFFER    embassy: 210 Galle Road, Colombo 3    mailing address: P. O. Box 106, Colombo    telephone: [94] (1) 448007    FAX: [94] (1) 437345       Flag: yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has two    equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and orange; the other panel    is a large dark red rectangle with a yellow lion holding a sword, and    there is a yellow bo leaf in each corner; the yellow field appears as    a border that goes around the entire flag and extends between the two    panels       Economy       Overview: Industry - dominated by the fast-growing apparel industry -    has surpassed agriculture as the main source of export earnings and    accounts for over 16% of GDP. The economy has been plagued by high    rates of unemployment since the late 1970s. Economic growth, which has    been depressed by ethnic unrest, accelerated in 1991-94 as domestic    conditions began to improve and conditions for foreign investment    brightened. Currently, however, the new government's emphasis on    populist measures has clouded Sri Lanka's economic prospects.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $57.6 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: 5% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $3,190 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 12% (1994 est.)       Unemployment rate: 13.6% (1993 est.)       Budget:    revenues: $2.3 billion    expenditures: $3.6 billion, including capital expenditures of $1.5    billion (1993)       Exports: $2.9 billion (f.o.b., 1993)    commodities: garments and textiles, teas, diamonds, other gems,    petroleum products, rubber products, other agricultural products,    marine products, graphite    partners: US 35.2%, Germany, UK, Belgium-Luxembourg, Japan,    Netherlands, France (1993)       Imports: $4 billion (c.i.f., 1993)    commodities: textiles and textile materials, machinery and equipment,    transport equipment, petroleum, building materials    partners: Japan, India, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore,    China (1993)       External debt: $7.2 billion (1993 est.)       Industrial production: growth rate 9% (1993 est.); accounts for 16% of    GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 1,410,000 kW    production: 3.2 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 168 kWh (1993)       Industries: processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, and other    agricultural commodities; clothing, cement, petroleum refining,    textiles, tobacco       Agriculture: accounts for one-fourth of GDP; field crops - rice,    sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseeds, roots, spices; cash crops - tea,    rubber, coconuts; animal products - milk, eggs, hides, meat; not    self-sufficient in rice production       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $1 billion;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1980-89), $5.1 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $169 million;    Communist countries (1970-89), $369 million       Currency: 1 Sri Lankan rupee (SLRe) = 100 cents       Exchange rates: Sri Lankan rupees (SLRes) per US$1 - 50.115 (January    1995), 49.415 (1994), 48.322 (1993), 43.830 (1992), 41.372 (1991),    40.063 (1990)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Sri Lanka:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 1,948 km    broad gauge: 1,948 km 1.868-m gauge (102 km double track) (1990)       Highways:    total: 75,263 km    paved: mostly bituminous treated 27,637 km    unpaved: crushed stone, gravel 32,887 km; improved, unimproved earth    14,739 km       Inland waterways: 430 km; navigable by shallow-draft craft       Pipelines: crude oil and petroleum products 62 km (1987)       Ports: Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Trincomalee       Merchant marine:    total: 26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 289,115 GRT/453,609 DWT    ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 12, container 1, oil tanker 3,    refrigerated cargo 8       Airports:    total: 14    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 7    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1       Sri Lanka:Communications       Telephone system: 114,000 telephones (1982); very inadequate domestic    service, good international service    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: submarine cables extend to Indonesia and Djibouti; 2    INTELSAT (Indian Ocean) earth stations       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 12, FM 5, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 5    televisions: NA       Sri Lanka:Defense Forces       Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 4,990,661; males fit for    military service 3,888,372; males reach military age (18) annually    178,926 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $412 million, 3.6% of    GDP (1994)