Across the pond
adjective
on the other side of the ocean, esp. the Atlantic
Examples
We correspond from across the pond.
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a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc. Also, acrostical. of, like, or forming an acrostic. Historical Examples He has left us his name, imbedded in runic letters as an acrostic, in the last canto of the poem, […]
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