reach
English translation: Power of reaching far
| 19:31 Apr 23, 2005 |
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3 mins confidence: 
missiles Explanation: Reach can refer to missiles. A country located hundreds or even thousands of miles away can "reach" another country with medium or long-range missiles. |
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(see comment) Explanation: his ability to get to you, to reach you! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2005-04-23 19:37:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ... with e.g. his weapons etc, as Kim noted shortly before me! :-) |
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7 mins confidence:
Power of reaching far Explanation: As the Oxford English Dictionary puts it. Another possible (though not very probable) explanation is the shooting range, but the text sounds so old that I doubt that cannons or ballistic missiles were under consideration. |
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8 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1afraid of his ability or power to seize or attain Explanation: Hi, Just another idea. Good luck from Oso ¶:^) reach (noun) The ability or power to seize or attain: capacity, compass, grasp, range, scope. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition |
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9 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +12
peer agreement (net): +12afraid of how far he could reach (as with missiles) or afraid of other ways he could reach you Explanation: such as clandestine penetration (like spies or sleeper cells) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2005-04-23 19:43:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I don\'t think that it is relevant how long ago the text was written. It is sufficiently general that we may justify finding ways to apply it to modern circumstances. |
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