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Definition of Hailing
1. hail [v] - See also: hail
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hailing
Literary usage of Hailing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookman (1903)
"The play is a fantasy that keeps common sense always within hailing distance.
Some feared we Americans might miss the point because caste with us is so ..."
2. Travels in Central Africa, and Explorations of the Western Nile Tributaries by John Petherick, Katherine Harriet Edlman Petherick (1869)
"... hailing THE RETS. Saw the first tamarind trees since our departure from Khartoum.
Several crocodiles were basking in the sun on a long low island. ..."
3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1868)
"Notes on Seal- and Whale-Fishings as prosecuted by the North-Sea Fleet, hailing
from Dundee. ... hailing ..."
4. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Gospel According to St. Luke by Alfred Plummer (1896)
"Would the Romans have allowed this popular Teacher to enter the city a second
time with a tumultuous crowd hailing Him as King? 45, 46. ..."
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