Примери за corsair

• The competition between the corsairs and the janissaries went beyond recruiting to raising revenue (especially involving piracy, the most fruitful source of funds).

• The particular versatility of the words descended from "currere"is seen in such words as" current", "currency", "curriculum"and"corsair", which is a hit-and-run sea raider upon coastal settlements.

• Economic conditions deteriorated through the 19th century, as foreign fleets curbed corsairs, and droughts perennially wreaked ill effect on production of cereals and olives.

• He had to arm, equip, and supply the ships for the course of the war, and give letters of marque to corsairs.

• Marghiloman, he argued, was a sailor in an age that preferred corsairs.

• The exact circumstances are vague as to the reasons behind his becoming a corsair.

• Investors essentially bought shares in a particular corsair business enterprise.

• He immediately became one of the favourite crewmen of the famous corsair due to his success in hitting enemy vessels with cannons.

• The captive could be used immediately by the corsair for labour on the ship rather than traded.

• On the coast, mountainous areas provided ample reconnaissance for the corsairs as well.

• The corsairs took only young people and those in good physical condition.

• The development of the city was important and relatively rapid, partly thanks to the corsairs.

• This gave the corsairs an opportunity to make another attempt at assisting the beached vessel.

• Six other corsairs then sortied from the harbor in an attempt to screen the first one.

• Seized vessels and cargo were sold at auction, with the corsair captain entitled to a portion of the proceeds.