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1. Peril
   The USS Peril was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Peril was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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2. Peril
   Per'il noun [ French péril , from Latin periculum , periclum , akin to peritus experienced, skilled, and English fare . See Fare , and confer Experience .] Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of p...
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3. Peril
   Per'il transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Periled or Perilled ; present participle & verbal noun Periling or Perilling .] To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one's life.
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4. Peril
   Per'il intransitive verb To be in danger. [ Obsolete] Milton.
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5. Peril
   • (v. t.) To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one`s life. • (v. i.) To be in danger. • (n.) Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction.
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6. Peril
   An exposure to uncertain change. Discover What It`s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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7. PERIL
   A specific risk or cause of loss covered by an insurance policy, such as a fire, windstorm, flood, or theft. A named-peril policy covers the policyholder only for the risks named in the policy in contrast to an all-risk policy, which covers all causes of loss except those specifically excluded.
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8. peril
   
   • a source of danger
   • a state of danger involving risk
   • a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
   
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9. Peril
   (band) `Peril` were a Japanese/Australian industrial band operating throughout the early 1990s. Peril was founded by drummer Tony Buck and were active from 1992 to 1996. The music is mostly improvised with Buck’s drum-triggered samples providing a complex rhythmic base, over this is th...
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