4. Lesson: The Sailor's Hosepipe

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swashbuckling
It sounds like a scene from a swashbuckling Hollywood film
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relating to adventures in which people do brave, exciting things and fight against their enemies with swords; Pol. awanturniczy, zawadiacki
alert
Alerted by a look-out at 6am, Mr Groves rushed to the deck to see the pirates brandishing machine guns and a rocket launcher.
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to officially warn sb about a problem or danger so that they are ready to deal with it
look-out
Alerted by a look-out at 6am, Mr Groves rushed to the deck to see the pirates brandishing machine guns and a rocket launcher.
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someone whose duty is to watch carefully for something, especially for danger
brandish
Alerted by a look-out at 6am, Mr Groves rushed to the deck to see the pirates brandishing machine guns and a rocket launcher.
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to wave something around in a dangerous or threatening way, especially a weapon
unreel
As they shot at him with Kalashnikovs, he unreeled a high-pressure hose and returned fire with a jet of water,
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Pol. rozwinąć (coś zwiniętego); [=unwind]
respite
In the brief respite, he began to prepare the other weapon in the ship's armoury
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a short time when sth bad stops happening, so that the situation is temporarily better
armoury
In the brief respite, he began to prepare the other weapon in the ship's armoury -
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a place where weapons are stored; Pol. arsenał (broni), zbrojownia
rage
While the attack was raging, the ship's Norwegian captain sent an international distress signal then tried to ram the pirates,
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if something such as a battle, a disagreement, or a storm _____-s, it continues with great violence or strong emotions
distress signal
the ship's Norwegian captain sent an international distress signal then tried to ram the pirates,
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a signal sent by a ship when it is danger and needs help
ram
the ship's Norwegian captain sent an international distress signal then tried to ram the pirates,
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to run or drive into something very hard; Pol staranować
PA
He tried to ram the pirates, telling passengers over the PA system:
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electronic equipment that makes someone's voice loud enough to be heard by large groups of people (public address system)
buccaneer
Why do you think the buccaneers were brandishing their weapons?
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someone who attacks ships at sea and steals from them [= pirate]
insurance premium
The true figure could be higher, as many shipping lines do not report attacks to keep down their insurance premiums.
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the money that you pay regularly to an insurance company; Pol. składka ubezpieczeniowa

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