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bogue

Boce \Boce\ (b[=o]s), n. [L. box, bocis, Gr. bo`ax, bw^x.] (Zo["o]l.) A European fish ( Box vulgaris), having a compressed body and bright colors; -- called also box, and bogue.

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bogue

Etymology 1 n. A species of sea bream native to the eastern Atlantic, (taxlink Boops boops species noshow=1). Etymology 2

n. bayou, waterway. Etymology 3

vb. (context nautical English) To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward.

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Bogue, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000): 590
Housing Units (2000): 259
Land area (2000): 2.688387 sq. miles (6.962891 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.219302 sq. miles (0.567989 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.907689 sq. miles (7.530880 sq. km)
FIPS code: 06740
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 34.699107 N, 77.036768 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Bogue, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 179
Housing Units (2000): 88
Land area (2000): 0.261297 sq. miles (0.676756 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.261297 sq. miles (0.676756 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07825
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 39.359648 N, 99.688282 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 67625
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Bogue

Bogue may refer to:

Usage examples of "bogue".

Selma Bogue and I am in charge of the girls in this room and the rooms adjoining.

The Bogue varied in width from three miles at its broadest to less than a mile at some places, and steep hills on either side fell to the water in a natural defile.

Once beyond the Bogue, the matter would no longer be of concern to him.

They emerged into the bay when the boat cleared the Bogue, then once more cut westward to take the route around Heang-shan so they would approach Macao from the Portuguese port side.

Montrose, which was ordered away from the Bogue when the moon was full.

Most of the fleet has already sailed to the Bogue to pick up their shipments of tea.

The Bogue would be more strongly prepared for battle than the smattering of war junks near Hong Kong.

If Elliot sent frigates against the Chinese, their superior strength and weapons would assure victory, but not before the Bogue ran red with both Chinese and English blood.

Across the harbor, the patrolling war junks were an ominous reminder that the war at the Bogue was not as Ear removed as it seemed.

Elliot, Captain Smith of the Volage, and two merchantmen captains were gathered around the big table where a map of the Bogue was marked with pins to designate the positions of the two flotillas.

They were in a position to offer protection to the Saxon if she chose to enter the Bogue, but the fireboats were also positioned to attack readily.

Short of Bogue, which, with four destroyers, departed Argentia 30 May under orders to conduct offensive operations in wide support of North African convoys.

But it was a sad Christmas at sea for the group, although they had sunk 11 U-boats as against 8 for Bogue, 5 for Core, 3 for Santee, and 2 each for HMS.

I was moving rapidly in the same direction, and narrowly avoided a collision, as Ralston Bogues stepped through the door, just in time to catch his hysterical wife.

I was gasping from the effort to keep up with Ralston Bogues, who was not precisely running, but was moving as fast as it was possible to go without breaking into a lope.