ordu; donanma

Turkish - English

Definition of ordu; donanma in Turkish English dictionary

the line

The start/finish line

– Another term for the Equator

The past and/or the future The path of the individual on their journey

(or 'Crossing the Line') Sailing across the Equator Nautical tradition where seamen celebrate the crossing of the equator by dressing up and acting out a visit by King Neptune Those who have not previously crossed the line are summoned to the court of Neptune for trial, followed by a ritual ducking (in a bathing tub of seawater) and sometimes lathered and roughly shaved

Hyphenation

or·du; do·nan·ma