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Oriskany
Oriskany O*ris"ka*ny, a. [From Oriskany, in New York.] (Geol.) Designating, or pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly limestone, characteristic of the latest period of the Silurian age. Oriskany period, a subdivision of the American Paleozoic system intermediate or translational in character between the Silurian and Devonian ages. See Chart of Geology.

Meaning of Oriskany from wikipedia

- Oriskany may refer to: Oriskany, New York, Oneida County Oriskany Cr****, New York Oriskany Falls, New York, Oneida County Oriskany, Virginia USS Oriskany...
- 30°02′33″N 87°00′23″W / 30.04250°N 87.00639°W / 30.04250; -87.00639 USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34), (/ɔːrˈɪskəniː/ or /əˈrɪskəniː/), was one of the few Es****-class...
- The Battle of Oriskany (/ɔːrˈɪskəniː/ or /əˈrɪskəniː/) was a significant engagement of the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War, and one...
- Oriskany (/ɔːrˈɪskəniː/ or /əˈrɪskəniː/) is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. The po****tion was 1,400 at the 2010 census. The name...
- The 1966 USS Oriskany fire was a major fire that broke out aboard the Es****-class aircraft carrier USS Oriskany on the morning of 26 October 1966. The...
- Oriskany is an unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. The community features a small post office, a church and what is...
- Oriskany Falls is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. The po****tion was 732 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a waterfall...
- Oriskany Cr**** is a 33-mile-long (53 km) river in New York, United States. It rises in Madison County and flows northeastward, primarily through Oneida...
- The Oriskany Sandstone is a Middle Devonian age unit of sedimentary rock found in eastern North America. The type locality of the unit is located at Oriskany...
- historic ships and historic battles. Likewise, Wasp's name was changed from Oriskany after the original USS Wasp (CV-7) was sunk in September 1942 in the South...