Pacific
/pəˈsɪfɪk/ noun C2- A steam locomotive of the 4-6-2 wheel arrangement.
Plural Pacifics
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Tiny sandy-pipers, and the huge Pacific seas.
Talk quick, please—those fellows are clubbing the stuffing out of Union Pacific.”
Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and artful movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye adown the pacific thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and slight swagger, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace.
Arriving at the Pacific coast after days of continuous overland travel felt remarkably different from stepping off a quick flight.
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