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Oriskany period
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.

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- 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 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...
- The ship, the ninth US Navy ship to bear the name, was originally named Oriskany, but was renamed while under construction in honor of the previous Wasp (CV-7)...
- manufacturing plant in Mississauga and sent bus body s**** to their plant in Oriskany, New York, for final ****embly and testing of vehicles destined for U.S...
- Battle of Princeton Battle of Ridgefield Battle of Gwynn's Island Battle of Oriskany Battle of Machias Battle of Bennington Battle of Setauket Battle of Brandywine...
- era, the base was homeport to the aircraft carriers Coral Sea, Han****, Oriskany, Enterprise, Ranger, and Carl Vinson. NAS Alameda also housed a major aircraft...
- (VF-191, USS Oriskany) 26 November 1972, pilot rescued KA-3 Skywarrior—2 lost, 0 in combat First loss: KA-3B 142658 (VAH-4, USS Oriskany), operational...
- deployment, while commander of Carrier Air Wing Sixteen aboard the carrier USS Oriskany (CV-34), his A-4 Skyhawk jet was shot down in North Vietnam on September...
- sometimes sunk to help form artificial reefs, as was done with the former USS Oriskany in 2006. It is also common for military organizations to use old ships...
- communication between the rebels and their Iroquois foes. In 1777 at the Battle of Oriskany, about fifty Oneida fought alongside the colonial militia, this included...