Synonym of Moluccas

Synonym of Moluccas

The Moluccas or Maluku Islands, an archipelago in Indonesia comprising the provinces of Maluku and North Maluku. / The Zanzibar Archipelago, in the Zanzibar semi-autonomous region of Tanzania.

Synonym of Moluccas

A widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea, politically divided between the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau.

(now chiefly historical) The use of visual or plastic representations of people, spirits etc., for magical purposes.

plural of calking iron

Alternative spelling of caulking iron

A compound of iron containing less than 0.5 percent carbon.

(nautical) To haul up; usually, to haul the slack of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a tackle which hangs loose) by its fall. / (US, dated) To round up (cattle) by riding around them.