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celebes
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Celebes may refer to: Sulawesi , an island in Indonesia, formerly known as the Celebes Islands Celebes Sea The Elephant Celebes , a 1921 Surrealist work by Max Ernst
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
old name for modern Sulawesi (which itself might be a native corruption of Celebes ) in Indonesia, first used by Portuguese, 1512, perhaps from Os Célebres "the famous ones," a name given by navigators to the dangerous capes on the island's northeast coast. ...
Usage examples of celebes.
General Samar says that the Ranger carrier battle group will be attacked by Chinese air forces from Zamboanga if they attempt to enter the Celebes Sea.
The NIRTSats found a few Chinese ships operating in the Celebes, but I don't think there's going to be a problem with them as long as we stay clear of them.
USS Sterett is en route to the Celebes Sea to attempt to recover two F-14 fighters downed in action with Chinese fighter-bombers.
The Ranger was over three hundred miles away and never entered the Celebes Sea.
Her assailant says he was sent by Second Vice President Samar to officially request military assistance from the United States-and O'Day reports that Samar had delivered a warning not to enter the Celebes Sea region because the Chinese Fleet Admiral was ready to attack.
He referred to a wall map of the area as he spoke: "We won't risk sending any more warships into the Celebes Sea, and the South China Sea region and the seas within the Philippines are too dangerous or shallow.
In the meantime they can act as an escort for the Ranger when they're ready to pull out of Indonesia, and they can monitor ship and submarine activity in the Celebes from long range.
A few moments later a Secret Service agent on duty arrived and passed a computer printout to Cesare, who remained standing as he read it to the National Security Council: "'The Chinese government is claiming that an American military strike force was detected and intercepted over the Celebes Sea, ' "Cesare read.
Then, almost as an afterthought, he turned to Curtis: "We did not have any B-52s involved in this mission over the Celebes Sea, did we, General?
Bowman had been pulled out of the Celebes by a fishing boat and delivered to Samar's militia.
Bowman was determined not to leave his friend alone, to be eaten by sharks in the Celebes Sea.
The frigates had only the shorter-range HQ-61 SAM system, but four of the five destroyers in the Philippine Sea and eastern Celebes Sea area had the Hong Qian-91 surface-to-air missile, with four times the range of the HQ-61-and the U-2 was coming within range of Feylin 's system right now.
Our embassy has received word that the Ranger's support ships intend to conduct search and rescue operations for their downed crew members lost in the air battle last week-" "They will not be permitted to enter the Celebes Sea, " Admiral Yin said solemnly.
I agree with you, sir, " Sun said slowly, "but I think it would be wise to augment our air-defense preparations by moving the Hong Lung and some of its antiair-equipped escorts to the eastern Celebes Sea area.
Choose your escorts and alert the fleet: we sail immediately for the eastern Celebes Sea.