Sheltering+Sky+Definitions

Sheltering Sky Definitions:
Page 25-28 Page # || Word || Definition || 25 || Sebkha || A sebkha (sabkha, sebcha, sebka, or sibjet ) is a geological feature found in North Africa and Saudi Arabia also known as a saltine flat or salt-crusted depression. A sebkha is a smooth, flat plain that is usually high in salt. Sebkha’s are usually bordered by sand dunes and have a soft, poorly cemented by impermeable floors due to periodic flooding and evaporation. Most sebhka’s are thought to have once been small sea inlets || 25 || Milky Way || The Milky Way is a galaxy containing the solar system which consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffused band of light that stretches across the night sky. || 25 || Rift || A gap or space between two objects. || 26 || Chechia || A Chechia is of is a close fitting, cylindrical cap that is of Arab origin. It often has a tassel attached to the caps crown. || 26 || <span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif";">Parabola || <span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif";">A plane curve formed by an intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to the generator of the cone. Visually, a parabola looks something like a U or an upside down U. (In the novel the narrator uses a Parabola as 'an upside down U') || <span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif";">26 || //<span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif"; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Qu'est-ce ti cherches lá? // || <span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif";">French for “What is it you search for?” || <span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif"; mso-ansi-language: FR;">26 || //<span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif"; mso-ansi-language: FR;">He! M'sieu! ////<span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif";">Qu'est-ce ti vo? // || <span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif";">Improper French/ slang for “Hey, Mister. What do you want?” (which is quite rude) || <span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif";">27 || <span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif";">Fifth Battalion of Sharpshooters || <span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif";">A battalion of sharpshooters is a military unit consisting of 600-1500 soldiers who are expert marksmen, highly proficient at shooting. In the context of the book, I believe the Arab refers to the South African Border War. He claims that he took part in the war in the Fifth Battalion of Sharpshooters. However, according to documented history there was no existing ‘Fifth Battalion of Sharpshooters’ in the South African Border War. The Arab claims this title (without proper factual knowledge) probably in an attempt to show off a prestigious title and impress Port. || <span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif"; mso-ansi-language: FR;">28 || <span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif"; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Rue de la Mer Rouge || <span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif"; mso-ansi-language: FR;">French for <span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro","serif";">"Street of the Red Sea” The 'Red Sea' is also known from the Bible in the Book of Exodus 13:17 to 15:21. The 'Red Sea' was part by Moses as he led the Israelites to safety, away from the pursuing Egyptian army. The story of the 'Crossing of the Red Sea' is a Biblical account displaying the power of God to manipulate the natural elements. ||