Pacific
         adj 1: relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean; "Pacific
                  islands"
         2: disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; "the pacific
            temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather
            than by force"; "a quiet and peaceable person"; "in a
            peaceable and orderly manner" [syn: {pacific}, {peaceable}]
         3: promoting peace; "the result of this pacific policy was that
            no troops were called up"
         n 1: the largest ocean in the world [syn: {Pacific}, {Pacific
               Ocean}]

English Dictionary: pacification	by the DICT Development Group
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Pacific bonito n common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark oily flesh cans well Synonym(s): Chile bonito, Chilean bonito, Pacific bonito, Sarda chiliensis
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Pacific bottlenose dolphin n a bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean [syn: Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops gilli]
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Pacific Coast n a coast of the Pacific Ocean
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Pacific cod n closely related to Atlantic cod [syn: Pacific cod, Alaska cod, Gadus macrocephalus]
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Pacific giant salamander n large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America Synonym(s): Pacific giant salamander, Dicamptodon ensatus
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Pacific halibut n a righteye flounder found in the Pacific [syn: {Pacific halibut}, Hippoglossus stenolepsis]
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Pacific hemlock n tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree Synonym(s): western hemlock, Pacific hemlock, west coast hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla
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Pacific herring n important food fish of the northern Pacific [syn: {Pacific herring}, Clupea harengus pallasii]
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Pacific newt n any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America
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Pacific Northwest n a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia
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Pacific Ocean n the largest ocean in the world [syn: Pacific, {Pacific Ocean}]
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Pacific plum n shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit Synonym(s): Sierra plum, Pacific plum, Prunus subcordata
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Pacific ridley n olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans Synonym(s): Pacific ridley, olive ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea
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Pacific sardine n small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America Synonym(s): Pacific sardine, Sardinops caerulea
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Pacific silver fir n medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed Synonym(s): amabilis fir, white fir, Pacific silver fir, red silver fir, Christmas tree, Abies amabilis
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Pacific spiny dogfish n dogfish of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Pacific spiny dogfish}, Squalus suckleyi]
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Pacific Standard Time n standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States Synonym(s): Pacific Time, Pacific Standard Time, PST
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Pacific sturgeon n food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America Synonym(s): Pacific sturgeon, white sturgeon, Sacramento sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus
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Pacific Time n standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States Synonym(s): Pacific Time, Pacific Standard Time, PST
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Pacific tree toad n the most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America Synonym(s): Pacific tree toad, Hyla regilla
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Pacific tripletail n tripletail found in the Pacific [syn: Pacific tripletail, Lobotes pacificus]
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Pacific walrus n a walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific [syn: Pacific walrus, Odobenus divergens]
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Pacific yew n small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood Synonym(s): Pacific yew, California yew, western yew, Taxus brevifolia
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pacifically adv in a peaceable manner; "the tenant paying the rent hereby reserved and performing the several covenants herein on his part contained shall peaceably hold and enjoy the demised premises" Synonym(s): peaceably, pacifically
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pacification n the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob" Synonym(s): pacification, mollification a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" Synonym(s): peace, peace treaty, pacification actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency Synonym(s): pacification, counterinsurgency
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pacificism n the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable [syn: pacifism, pacificism, passivism] the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration Synonym(s): pacifism, pacificism
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pacificist n someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes Synonym(s): pacifist, pacificist, disarmer
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pacifism n the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable [syn: pacifism, pacificism, passivism] the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration Synonym(s): pacifism, pacificism
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pacifist adj opposed to war [syn: pacifist(a), pacifistic, dovish] n someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes Synonym(s): pacifist, pacificist, disarmer
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pacifistic adj opposed to war [syn: pacifist(a), pacifistic, dovish]
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pacifistically adv in a pacifistic manner; "the pacifistically inclined liberals"
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pack of cards n a pack of 52 playing cards [syn: pack of cards, {deck of cards}, deck]
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Pago Pago n a port in American Samoa Synonym(s): Pago Pago, Pango Pango
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passbook n a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks Synonym(s): bankbook, passbook
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passbook savings account n a savings account in which deposits and withdrawals are recorded in the depositor's passbook
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passive source n an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has
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passivism n the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable [syn: pacifism, pacificism, passivism]
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Peace of Westphalia n the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648
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peace officer n an officer of the law [syn: lawman, law officer, {peace officer}]
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pes cavus n a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw Synonym(s): clawfoot, pes cavus
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phase IV clinical trial n sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects; during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials Synonym(s): phase IV clinical trial, phase IV
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phase of cell division n a stage in meiosis or mitosis
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phi coefficient n an index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female) Synonym(s): phi coefficient, phi correlation, fourfold point correlation
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phosphocreatine n an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction Synonym(s): phosphocreatine, creatine phosphate, creatine phosphoric acid
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Pica pica n a common magpie of Eurasia [syn: European magpie, {Pica pica}]
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Pica pica hudsonia n a magpie of Rocky Mountains in North America [syn: American magpie, Pica pica hudsonia]
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pica-pica n a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: spurge nettle, tread-softly, devil nettle, pica-pica, Cnidoscolus urens, Jatropha urens, Jatropha stimulosus]
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Picea abies n tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous branchlets and long pendulous cones Synonym(s): Norway spruce, Picea abies
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pickaback adv on a railroad flatcar; "the trailer rode piggyback across the country" Synonym(s): piggyback, pickaback, pig-a-back on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; "she carried her child piggyback" Synonym(s): piggyback, pickaback, pig-a-back
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pickaback plant n vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk Synonym(s): pickaback plant, piggyback plant, youth-on-age, Tolmiea menziesii
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pickpocket n a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places Synonym(s): pickpocket, cutpurse, dip
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piece of ass n slang for sexual intercourse [syn: fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup]
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piece of cake n any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" Synonym(s): cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake
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piece of cloth n a separate part consisting of fabric [syn: {piece of cloth}, piece of material]
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piece of eight n an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales
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piece of ground n an extended area of land [syn: tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel]
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piezo effect n electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal Synonym(s): piezoelectricity, piezoelectric effect, piezo effect
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pig-a-back adv on a railroad flatcar; "the trailer rode piggyback across the country" Synonym(s): piggyback, pickaback, pig-a-back on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; "she carried her child piggyback" Synonym(s): piggyback, pickaback, pig-a-back
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pigfish n found around the Great Barrier Reef [syn: pigfish, {giant pigfish}, Achoerodus gouldii] found from Long Island southward Synonym(s): pigfish, hogfish, Orthopristis chrysopterus
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piggyback adv on a railroad flatcar; "the trailer rode piggyback across the country" Synonym(s): piggyback, pickaback, pig-a-back on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; "she carried her child piggyback" Synonym(s): piggyback, pickaback, pig-a-back n the act of carrying something piggyback v ride on someone's shoulders or back haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars haul by railroad car support on the back and shoulders; "He piggybacked her child so she could see the show" bring into alignment with; "an amendment to piggyback the current law"
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piggyback plant n vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk Synonym(s): pickaback plant, piggyback plant, youth-on-age, Tolmiea menziesii
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pisha paysha n (Yiddish) a card game for two players one of whom is usually a child; the deck is place face down with one card face upward; players draw from the deck alternately hoping to build up or down from the open card; the player with the fewest cards when the deck is exhausted is the winner
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Psophia crepitans n trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil Synonym(s): Brazilian trumpeter, Psophia crepitans
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Psophocarpus n species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs [syn: Psophocarpus, genus Psophocarpus]
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Psophocarpus tetragonolobus n a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics Synonym(s): winged bean, winged pea, goa bean, goa bean vine, Manila bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
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pug-faced adj having the flat wrinkled face of a pug dog
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push back n the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw [syn: rollback, push back] v cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" Synonym(s): repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back Antonym(s): attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in
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push-bike n a bicycle that must be pedaled
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pussy-paws n pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America Synonym(s): pussy-paw, pussy- paws, pussy's-paw, Spraguea umbellatum, Calyptridium umbellatum
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Pygopus n type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs Synonym(s): Pygopus, genus Pygopus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Malaria parasite \Malaria parasite\       Any of several minute protozoans of the genus {Plasmodium}       (syn. {H[91]matozo[94]n}) which in their adult condition live       in the tissues of mosquitoes of the genus {Anopheles} (which       see) and when transferred to the blood of man, by the bite of       the mosquito, produce malaria.          Note: The young parasites, or sporozoites, enter the red                blood corpuscles, growing at their expense, undergoing                sporulation, and finally destroying the corpuscles,                thus liberating in the blood plasma an immense number                of small spores called merozoites. An indefinite but                not ultimated number of such generations may follow,                but if meanwhile the host is bitten by a mosquito, the                parasites develop into gametes in the stomach of the                insect. These conjugate, the zygote thus produced                divides, forming spores, and eventually sporozoites,                which, penetrating to the salivary glands of the                mosquito, may be introduced into a new host. The                attacks of the disease coincide with the dissolution of                the corpuscles and liberation of the spores and                products of growth of the parasites into the blood                plasma. Several species of the parasite are                distinguished, as {P. vivax}, producing tertian                malaria; {P. malari[91]}, quartan malaria; and {P.                (subgenus Laverania) falciferum}, the malarial fever of                summer and autumn common in the tropics.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pacific \Pa*cif"ic\, a. [L. pacificus: cf. F. pacifique. See       {Pacify}.]       Of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace;       of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome;       conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts; a pacific nature or       condition.          {Pacific Ocean}, the ocean between America and Asia, so             called by Magellan, its first European navigator, on             account of the exemption from violent tempests which he             enjoyed while sailing over it; -- called also, simply, the             {Pacific}, and, formerly, the {South sea}.          Syn: Peacemaking; appeasing; conciliatory; tranquil; calm;                quiet; peaceful; reconciling; mild; gentle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pacific \Pa*cif"ic\, a. [L. pacificus: cf. F. pacifique. See       {Pacify}.]       Of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace;       of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome;       conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts; a pacific nature or       condition.          {Pacific Ocean}, the ocean between America and Asia, so             called by Magellan, its first European navigator, on             account of the exemption from violent tempests which he             enjoyed while sailing over it; -- called also, simply, the             {Pacific}, and, formerly, the {South sea}.          Syn: Peacemaking; appeasing; conciliatory; tranquil; calm;                quiet; peaceful; reconciling; mild; gentle.
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Pacificable \Pa*cif"ic*a*ble\, a.       Placable. [R.] --Bp. Hall.
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Pacifical \Pa*cif"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to peace; pacific. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton. --       {Pa*cif"ic*al*ly}, adv. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pacifical \Pa*cif"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to peace; pacific. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton. --       {Pa*cif"ic*al*ly}, adv. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pacification \Pa*cif`i*ca"tion\, n. [L. pacificatio: cf. F.       pacification. See {Pacify}.]       The act or process of pacifying, or of making peace between       parties at variance; reconciliation. [bd]An embassy of       pacification.[b8] --Bacon.
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Pacificator \Pa*cif"i*ca`tor\, n. [L.]       One who, or that which, pacifies; a peacemaker. --Bacon.
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Pacificatory \Pa*cif"i*ca*to*ry\, a. [L. pacificatorius.]       Tending to make peace; conciliatory. --Barrow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sword \Sword\, n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd,       swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel.       sver[?], Sw. sv[84]rd, Dan. sv[91]rd; of uncertain origin.]       1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually             sharp[?]pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is             the general term, including the small sword, rapier,             saber, scimiter, and many other varieties.          2. Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or             of authority and power.                         He [the ruler] beareth not the sword in vain. --Rom.                                                                               xiii. 4.                         She quits the balance, and resigns the sword.                                                                               --Dryden.          3. Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension.                         I came not to send peace, but a sword. --Matt. x.                                                                               34.          4. The military power of a country.                         He hath no more authority over the sword than over                      the law.                                             --Milton.          5. (Weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand             loom is suspended.          {Sword arm}, the right arm.          {Sword bayonet}, a bayonet shaped somewhat like a sword, and             which can be used as a sword.          {Sword bearer}, one who carries his master's sword; an             officer in London who carries a sword before the lord             mayor when he goes abroad.          {Sword belt}, a belt by which a sword is suspended, and borne             at the side.          {Sword blade}, the blade, or cutting part, of a sword.          {Sword cane}, a cane which conceals the blade of a sword or             dagger, as in a sheath.          {Sword dance}.             (a) A dance in which swords are brandished and clashed                   together by the male dancers. --Sir W. Scott.             (b) A dance performed over swords laid on the ground, but                   without touching them.          {Sword fight}, fencing; a combat or trial of skill with             swords; swordplay.          {Sword grass}. (Bot.) See {Gladen}.          {Sword knot}, a ribbon tied to the hilt of a sword.          {Sword law}, government by the sword, or by force; violence.             --Milton.          {Sword lily}. (Bot.) See {Gladiolus}.          {Sword mat} (Naut.), a mat closely woven of yarns; -- so             called from a wooden implement used in its manufacture.          {Sword shrimp} (Zo[94]l.), a European shrimp ({Pasiph[91]a             sivado}) having a very thin, compressed body.          {Sword stick}, a sword cane.          {To measure swords with one}. See under {Measure}, v. t.          {To put to the sword}. See under {Put}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pass \Pass\, n. [Cf. F. pas (for sense 1), and passe, fr. passer       to pass. See {Pass}, v. i.]       1. An opening, road, or track, available for passing;             especially, one through or over some dangerous or             otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a             ford; as, a mountain pass.                         [bd]Try not the pass![b8] the old man said.                                                                               --Longfellow.          2. (Fencing) A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike             an adversary. --Shak.          3. A movement of the hand over or along anything; the             manipulation of a mesmerist.          4. (Rolling Metals) A single passage of a bar, rail, sheet,             etc., between the rolls.          5. State of things; condition; predicament.                         Have his daughters brought him to this pass. --Shak.                         Matters have been brought to this pass. --South.          6. Permission or license to pass, or to go and come; a             psssport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission;             as, a railroad or theater pass; a military pass.                         A ship sailing under the flag and pass of an enemy.                                                                               --Kent.          7. Fig.: a thrust; a sally of wit. --Shak.          8. Estimation; character. [Obs.]                         Common speech gives him a worthy pass. --Shak.          9. [Cf. {Passus}.] A part; a division. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Pass boat} (Naut.), a punt, or similar boat.          {Pass book}.             (a) A book in which a trader enters articles bought on                   credit, and then passes or sends it to the purchaser.             (b) See {Bank book}.          {Pass box} (Mil.), a wooden or metallic box, used to carry             cartridges from the service magazine to the piece.          {Pass check}, a ticket of admission to a place of             entertainment, or of readmission for one who goes away in             expectation of returning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pass \Pass\, n. [Cf. F. pas (for sense 1), and passe, fr. passer       to pass. See {Pass}, v. i.]       1. An opening, road, or track, available for passing;             especially, one through or over some dangerous or             otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a             ford; as, a mountain pass.                         [bd]Try not the pass![b8] the old man said.                                                                               --Longfellow.          2. (Fencing) A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike             an adversary. --Shak.          3. A movement of the hand over or along anything; the             manipulation of a mesmerist.          4. (Rolling Metals) A single passage of a bar, rail, sheet,             etc., between the rolls.          5. State of things; condition; predicament.                         Have his daughters brought him to this pass. --Shak.                         Matters have been brought to this pass. --South.          6. Permission or license to pass, or to go and come; a             psssport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission;             as, a railroad or theater pass; a military pass.                         A ship sailing under the flag and pass of an enemy.                                                                               --Kent.          7. Fig.: a thrust; a sally of wit. --Shak.          8. Estimation; character. [Obs.]                         Common speech gives him a worthy pass. --Shak.          9. [Cf. {Passus}.] A part; a division. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Pass boat} (Naut.), a punt, or similar boat.          {Pass book}.             (a) A book in which a trader enters articles bought on                   credit, and then passes or sends it to the purchaser.             (b) See {Bank book}.          {Pass box} (Mil.), a wooden or metallic box, used to carry             cartridges from the service magazine to the piece.          {Pass check}, a ticket of admission to a place of             entertainment, or of readmission for one who goes away in             expectation of returning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Passive \Pas"sive\, a. [L. passivus: cf. F. passif. See       {Passion}.]       1. Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving             impressions or influences; as, they were passive             spectators, not actors in the scene.                         The passive air Upbore their nimble tread. --Milton.                         The mind is wholly passive in the reception of all                      its simple ideas.                              --Locke.          2. Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or             active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient;             not opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive             submission.                         The best virtue, passive fortitude.   --Massinger.          3. (Chem.) Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as,             red phosphorus is comparatively passive.          4. (Med.) Designating certain morbid conditions, as             hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the             vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality and lack of             reaction in the affected tissues.          {Passive congestion} (Med.), congestion due to obstruction to             the return of the blood from the affected part.          {Passive iron} (Chem.), iron which has been subjected to the             action of heat, of strong nitric acid, chlorine, etc. It             is then not easily acted upon by acids.          {Passive movement} (Med.), a movement of a part, in order to             exercise it, made without the assistance of the muscles             which ordinarily move the part.          {Passive obedience} (as used by writers on government),             obedience or submission of the subject or citizen as a             duty in all cases to the existing government.          {Passive prayer}, among mystic divines, a suspension of the             activity of the soul or intellectual faculties, the soul             remaining quiet, and yielding only to the impulses of             grace.          {Passive verb}, [or] {Passive voice} (Gram.), a verb, or form             of a verb, which expresses the effect of the action of             some agent; as, in Latin, doceor, I am taught; in English,             she is loved; the picture is admired by all; he is             assailed by slander.          Syn: Inactive; inert; quiescent; unresisting; unopposing;                suffering; enduring; submissive; patient.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peace \Peace\, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix,       L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an       agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease},       {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to       requite.]       A state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or       agitation; calm; repose; specifically:       (a) Exemption from, or cessation of, war with public enemies.       (b) Public quiet, order, and contentment in obedience to law.       (c) Exemption from, or subjection of, agitating passions;             tranquillity of mind or conscience.       (d) Reconciliation; agreement after variance; harmony;             concord. [bd]The eternal love and pees.[b8] --Chaucer.          Note: Peace is sometimes used as an exclamation in commanding                silence, quiet, or order. [bd]Peace! foolish woman.[b8]                --Shak.          {At peace}, in a state of peace.          {Breach of the peace}. See under {Breach}.          {Justice of the peace}. See under {Justice}.          {Peace of God}. (Law)       (a) A term used in wills, indictments, etc., as denoting a             state of peace and good conduct.       (b) (Theol.) The peace of heart which is the gift of God.          {Peace offering}.       (a) (Jewish Antiq.) A voluntary offering to God in token of             devout homage and of a sense of friendly communion with             Him.       (b) A gift or service offered as satisfaction to an offended             person.          {Peace officer}, a civil officer whose duty it is to preserve             the public peace, to prevent riots, etc., as a sheriff or             constable.          {To hold one's peace}, to be silent; to refrain from             speaking.          {To make one's peace with}, to reconcile one with, to plead             one's cause with, or to become reconciled with, another.             [bd]I will make your peace with him.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peace \Peace\, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix,       L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an       agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease},       {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to       requite.]       A state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or       agitation; calm; repose; specifically:       (a) Exemption from, or cessation of, war with public enemies.       (b) Public quiet, order, and contentment in obedience to law.       (c) Exemption from, or subjection of, agitating passions;             tranquillity of mind or conscience.       (d) Reconciliation; agreement after variance; harmony;             concord. [bd]The eternal love and pees.[b8] --Chaucer.          Note: Peace is sometimes used as an exclamation in commanding                silence, quiet, or order. [bd]Peace! foolish woman.[b8]                --Shak.          {At peace}, in a state of peace.          {Breach of the peace}. See under {Breach}.          {Justice of the peace}. See under {Justice}.          {Peace of God}. (Law)       (a) A term used in wills, indictments, etc., as denoting a             state of peace and good conduct.       (b) (Theol.) The peace of heart which is the gift of God.          {Peace offering}.       (a) (Jewish Antiq.) A voluntary offering to God in token of             devout homage and of a sense of friendly communion with             Him.       (b) A gift or service offered as satisfaction to an offended             person.          {Peace officer}, a civil officer whose duty it is to preserve             the public peace, to prevent riots, etc., as a sheriff or             constable.          {To hold one's peace}, to be silent; to refrain from             speaking.          {To make one's peace with}, to reconcile one with, to plead             one's cause with, or to become reconciled with, another.             [bd]I will make your peace with him.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Phacops \[d8]Pha"cops\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a lentil + [?],       [?], the eye.] (Paleon.)       A genus of trilobites found in the Silurian and Devonian       formations. {Phacops bufo} is one of the most common species.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magpie \Mag"pie\, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr.       Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and       common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita       pearl, Gr. [?], prob. of Eastern origin. See {Pie} magpie,       and cf. the analogous names {Tomtit}, and {Jackdaw}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of the genus {Pica} and related       genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.          Note: The common European magpie ({Pica pica}, or {P.                caudata}) is a black and white noisy and mischievous                bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie                ({P. Hudsonica}) is very similar. The yellow-belled                magpie ({P. Nuttalli}) inhabits California. The blue                magpie ({Cyanopolius Cooki}) inhabits Spain. Other                allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and                Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white                magpie ({Gymnorhina organicum}), the black magpie                ({Strepera fuliginosa}), and the Australian magpie                ({Cracticus picatus}).          {Magpie lark} (Zo[94]l.), a common Australian bird ({Grallina             picata}), conspicuously marked with black and white; --             called also {little magpie}.          {Magpie moth} (Zo[94]l.), a black and white European             geometrid moth ({Abraxas grossulariata}); the harlequin             moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickaback \Pick"a*back`\, adv.       On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. [Written also       {pickapack}, {pickback}, and {pickpack}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickaback \Pick"a*back`\, adv.       On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. [Written also       {pickapack}, {pickback}, and {pickpack}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickapack \Pick"a*pack`\, adv.       Pickaback.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickaback \Pick"a*back`\, adv.       On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. [Written also       {pickapack}, {pickback}, and {pickpack}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickapack \Pick"a*pack`\, adv.       Pickaback.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickaback \Pick"a*back`\, adv.       On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. [Written also       {pickapack}, {pickback}, and {pickpack}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickback \Pick"back`\, adv.       On the back.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickaback \Pick"a*back`\, adv.       On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. [Written also       {pickapack}, {pickback}, and {pickpack}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickback \Pick"back`\, adv.       On the back.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickaback \Pick"a*back`\, adv.       On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. [Written also       {pickapack}, {pickback}, and {pickpack}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickpack \Pick"pack`\, adv.       Pickaback.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickaback \Pick"a*back`\, adv.       On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. [Written also       {pickapack}, {pickback}, and {pickpack}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickpack \Pick"pack`\, adv.       Pickaback.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickpocket \Pick"pock`et\, n.       One who steals purses or other articles from pockets.       --Bentley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
5. (Chess) One of the superior men, distinguished from a             pawn.          6. A castle; a fortified building. [Obs.] --Spenser.          {Of a piece}, of the same sort, as if taken from the same             whole; like; -- sometimes followed by with. --Dryden.          {Piece of eight}, the Spanish piaster, formerly divided into             eight reals.          {To give a piece of one's mind to}, to speak plainly,             bluntly, or severely to (another). --Thackeray.          {Piece broker}, one who buys shreds and remnants of cloth to             sell again.          {Piece goods}, goods usually sold by pieces or fixed             portions, as shirtings, calicoes, sheetings, and the like.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sailor \Sail"or\, n.       One who follows the business of navigating ships or other       vessels; one who understands the practical management of       ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common       seaman.          Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer.          {Sailor's choice}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) An excellent marine food fish ({Diplodus, [or] Lagodon,             rhomboides}) of the Southern United States; -- called             also {porgy}, {squirrel fish}, {yellowtail}, and             {salt-water bream}.       (b) A species of grunt ({Orthopristis, [or] Pomadasys,             chrysopterus}), an excellent food fish common on the             southern coasts of the United States; -- called also             {hogfish}, and {pigfish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pigfish \Pig"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any one of several species of salt-water grunts; --             called also {hogfish}.       (b) A sculpin. The name is also applied locally to several             other fishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sailor \Sail"or\, n.       One who follows the business of navigating ships or other       vessels; one who understands the practical management of       ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common       seaman.          Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer.          {Sailor's choice}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) An excellent marine food fish ({Diplodus, [or] Lagodon,             rhomboides}) of the Southern United States; -- called             also {porgy}, {squirrel fish}, {yellowtail}, and             {salt-water bream}.       (b) A species of grunt ({Orthopristis, [or] Pomadasys,             chrysopterus}), an excellent food fish common on the             southern coasts of the United States; -- called also             {hogfish}, and {pigfish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pigfish \Pig"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any one of several species of salt-water grunts; --             called also {hogfish}.       (b) A sculpin. The name is also applied locally to several             other fishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pigpecker \Pig"peck`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The European garden warbler ({Sylvia, [or] Currica,       hortensis}); -- called also {beccafico} and {greater       pettychaps}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pokebag \Poke"bag`\, n. [So called in allusion to its baglike       nest.] (Zo[94]l.)       The European long-tailed titmouse; -- called also       {poke-pudding}. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Psephism \Pse"phism\, n. [Gr. [?] a decree, fr. [?] to vote with       a pebble, fr. [?] pebble.] (Gr. Antiq.)       A proposition adopted by a majority of votes; especially, one       adopted by vote of the Athenian people; a statute. --J. P.       Mahaffy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Agami \[d8]Ag"a*mi\, n.; pl. {Agamis}. [F. agex>, fr. the       native name.] (Zo[94]l.)       A South American bird ({Psophia crepitans}), allied to the       cranes, and easily domesticated; -- called also the       {gold-breasted trumpeter}. Its body is about the size of the       pheasant. See {Trumpeter}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puckfist \Puck"fist`\, n.       A puffball.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puffball \Puff"ball`\, n. (Bot.)       A kind of ball-shaped fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}, and       other species of the same genus) full of dustlike spores when       ripe; -- called also {bullfist}, {bullfice}, {puckfist},       {puff}, and {puffin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puckfist \Puck"fist`\, n.       A puffball.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puffball \Puff"ball`\, n. (Bot.)       A kind of ball-shaped fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}, and       other species of the same genus) full of dustlike spores when       ripe; -- called also {bullfist}, {bullfice}, {puckfist},       {puff}, and {puffin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pug-faced \Pug"-faced`\, a.       Having a face like a monkey or a pug; monkey-faced.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pacific, MO (city, FIPS 55910)       Location: 38.47833 N, 90.75292 W       Population (1990): 4350 (1811 housing units)       Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 63069    Pacific, WA (city, FIPS 52495)       Location: 47.26575 N, 122.24672 W       Population (1990): 4622 (1815 housing units)       Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 98047
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pacific Beach, WA       Zip code(s): 98571
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pacific County, WA (county, FIPS 49)       Location: 46.56089 N, 123.78062 W       Population (1990): 18882 (12404 housing units)       Area: 2524.1 sq km (land), 645.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pacific Grove, CA (city, FIPS 54848)       Location: 36.62280 N, 121.92507 W       Population (1990): 16117 (7916 housing units)       Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 2.9 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 93950
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pacific House, CA       Zip code(s): 95726
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pacific Junction, IA (city, FIPS 60825)       Location: 41.01832 N, 95.79960 W       Population (1990): 548 (201 housing units)       Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 51561
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pacific Palisade, CA       Zip code(s): 90272
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pacifica, CA (city, FIPS 54806)       Location: 37.61125 N, 122.47632 W       Population (1990): 37670 (13740 housing units)       Area: 32.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 94044
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pago Pago, AS (village, FIPS 62500)       Location: 14.24120 S, 170.71958 W       Population (1990): 3519 (534 housing units)       Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 27.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pejepscot, ME       Zip code(s): 04086
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
pizza box n.   [Sun] The largish thin box housing the electronics    in (especially Sun) desktop workstations, so named because of its    size and shape and the dimpled pattern that looks like air holes.          Two meg single-platter removable disk packs used to be called    pizzas, and the huge drive they were stuck into was referred to as a    pizza oven.   It's an index of progress that in the old days just the    disk was pizza-sized, while now the entire computer is.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PCI bus          {Peripheral Component Interconnect}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Pick BASIC          {Data/BASIC}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
piggybacking          1. A method for passing {acknowledgement frame}s and {data       frame}s in the same direction along a line.          2. The practice of increasing memory capacity by soldering       chips on top of other chips.   The chip-enable or high address       pins would be connected to the {address bus} by a flying lead.       Many {Ohio Superboard}s were expanded to a massive 8K of {RAM}       in this way.          (1994-11-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pizza box          [Sun] The largish thin box housing the electronics in       (especially {Sun}) desktop {workstation}s, so named because of       its size and shape and the dimpled pattern that looks like air       holes.          Two megabyte single-platter removable disk packs used to be       called pizzas, and the huge drive they were stuck into was       referred to as a pizza oven.   It's an index of progress that       in the old days just the disk was pizza-sized, while now the       entire computer is.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PJPEG          {Progressive JPEG}
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Pacific Ocean       Pacific Ocean:Geography       Location: body of water between Antarctica, Asia, Australia, and the    Western Hemisphere       Map references: World       Area:    total area: 165.384 million sq km    comparative area: about 18 times the size of the US; the largest ocean    (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Arctic    Ocean); covers about one-third of the global surface; larger than the    total land area of the world    note: includes Bali Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, Bering Sea, Bering    Strait, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Flores Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of    Tonkin, Java Sea, Philippine Sea, Ross Sea, Savu Sea, Sea of Japan,    Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Tasman Sea, Timor Sea, and other    tributary water bodies       Coastline: 135,663 km       International disputes: some maritime disputes (see littoral states)       Climate: the western Pacific is monsoonal - a rainy season occurs    during the summer months, when moisture-laden winds blow from the    ocean over the land, and a dry season during the winter months, when    dry winds blow from the Asian land mass back to the ocean       Terrain: surface currents in the northern Pacific are dominated by a    clockwise, warm-water gyre (broad circular system of currents) and in    the southern Pacific by a counterclockwise, cool-water gyre; in the    northern Pacific sea ice forms in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk in    winter; in the southern Pacific sea ice from Antarctica reaches its    northernmost extent in October; the ocean floor in the eastern Pacific    is dominated by the East Pacific Rise, while the western Pacific is    dissected by deep trenches, including the world's deepest, the 10,924    meter Marianas Trench       Natural resources: oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and    gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish       Environment:    current issues: endangered marine species include the dugong, sea    lion, sea otter, seals, turtles, and whales; oil pollution in    Philippine Sea and South China Sea    natural hazards: surrounded by a zone of violent volcanic and    earthquake activity sometimes referred to as the Pacific Ring of Fire;    subject to tropical cyclones (typhoons) in southeast and east Asia    from May to December (most frequent from July to October); tropical    cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico and strike Central    America and Mexico from June to October (most common in August and    September); southern shipping lanes subject to icebergs from    Antarctica; occasional El Nino phenomenon occurs off the coast of Peru    when the trade winds slacken and the warm Equatorial Countercurrent    moves south, killing the plankton that is the primary food source for    anchovies; consequently, the anchovies move to better feeding grounds,    causing resident marine birds to starve by the thousands because of    their lost food source; ships subject to superstructure icing in    extreme north from October to May and in extreme south from May to    October; persistent fog in the northern Pacific can be a maritime    hazard from June to December    international agreements: NA       Note: the major choke points are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal,    Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the Equator divides the    Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific    Ocean; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in    the southwestern Pacific Ocean       Pacific Ocean:Government       Digraph: ZN       Economy       Overview: The Pacific Ocean is a major contributor to the world    economy and particularly to those nations its waters directly touch.    It provides low-cost sea transportation between East and West,    extensive fishing grounds, offshore oil and gas fields, minerals, and    sand and gravel for the construction industry. In 1985 over half (54%)    of the world's fish catch came from the Pacific Ocean, which is the    only ocean where the fish catch has increased every year since 1978.    Exploitation of offshore oil and gas reserves is playing an    ever-increasing role in the energy supplies of Australia, NZ, China,    US, and Peru. The high cost of recovering offshore oil and gas,    combined with the wide swings in world prices for oil since 1985, has    slowed but not stopped new drillings.       Industries: fishing, oil and gas production       Pacific Ocean:Transportation       Ports: Bangkok (Thailand), Hong Kong, Los Angeles (US), Manila    (Philippines), Pusan (South Korea), San Francisco (US), Seattle (US),    Shanghai (China), Singapore, Sydney (Australia), Vladivostok (Russia),    Wellington (NZ), Yokohama (Japan)       Pacific Ocean:Communications       Telephone system:    international: several submarine cables with network nodal points on    Guam and Hawaii