garden

garden
   British
   to sow mines in water from the air
   Second World War usage which, by describing the operation horticulturally, avoided explicit lethal terms and adverted to the comparative safety of the operation:
    'Gardening' was arranging for the RAF to lay mines in a particular naval grid square outside a German harbour. An hour later, you could guarantee the harbour master... would send a message using that day's Enigma settings, warning ships to beware mines in naval square such-and-such. (R. Harris, 1995 — this was helpful to the code-breakers at Bletchley Park)

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  • Garden — Gar den (g[aum]r d n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin, jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G. garten; akin to AS. geard. See {Yard} an inclosure.] 1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Garden — bezeichnet: Orte: Garden (Alabama) in den Vereinigten Staaten Garden County, Verwaltungseinheit in Nebraska, Vereinigte Staaten Garden (Mecklenburg), Ortsteil der Gemeinde Lohmen (Mecklenburg) im Landkreis Rostock in Mecklenburg Vorpommern,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Garden — (en castellano: jardín) puede referirse a: Garden, canción del grupo japonés Globe. Garden, canción del grupo de rock estadounidense Pearl Jam. Autores de nombres científicos Garden Alexander Garden 1730 1792 J.Garden Joy Garden 1923 Véase… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Garden — Garden, MI U.S. village in Michigan Population (2000): 240 Housing Units (2000): 129 Land area (2000): 0.847775 sq. miles (2.195726 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.170234 sq. miles (0.440904 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.018009 sq. miles (2.636630 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • garden — [gärd′ n] n. [ME < NormFr gardin < Frank * gardo, akin to Ger garten, OE geard: see YARD2, GARTH] 1. a piece of ground, usually close to a house, for growing vegetables, fruits, flowers, ornamental shrubs or trees, etc. 2. a well cultivated …   English World dictionary

  • Garden — (Montanaro,Италия) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: Piazza Senatore Frola Secondo 4, 10017 Mo …   Каталог отелей

  • Garden B&B — (Ареццо,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Via Gaetano Tortelli 9, 52100 Ареццо, Италия …   Каталог отелей

  • Garden — (Лименария,Греция) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: Limenária, Лименария, 64002, Гр …   Каталог отелей

  • Gardèn — (Ardevol,Испания) Категория отеля: Адрес: Casa Gardèn S/N, 25287 Ardevol, Испания …   Каталог отелей

  • Garden — Gar den, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gardened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gardening}.] To lay out or cultivate a garden; to labor in a garden; to practice horticulture. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Garden, MI — U.S. village in Michigan Population (2000): 240 Housing Units (2000): 129 Land area (2000): 0.847775 sq. miles (2.195726 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.170234 sq. miles (0.440904 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.018009 sq. miles (2.636630 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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