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AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...
Bar Initiation: The braid bar will form following a series of dune amalgamations. As sediments are deposited to form the braid bar, flow in the channel begins to diverge, with the braid bar acting as a wedge. This stage is associated with high flow in the braided river. Bar Growth: Dune amalgamation continues as an accretionary dune front is ...
Gravel bar in the American River, Washington, United States. A bar in a river is an elevated region of sediment (such as sand or gravel) that has been deposited by the flow. Types of bars include mid-channel bars (also called braid bars and common in braided rivers), point bars (common in meandering rivers), and mouth bars (common in river ...
Strike and dip are generally written as 'strike/dip' or 'dip direction,dip', with the degree symbol typically omitted. The general alphabetical dip direction (N, SE, etc) can be added to reduce ambiguity. For a feature with a dip of 45° and a dip direction of 75°, the strike and dip can be written as 345/45 NE, 165/45 NE, or 075,45.
Remaining schedule: vs. Colts, at Chargers, at Bengals, vs. Chiefs 8. Indianapolis Colts (6-7), in the hunt: Win at Denver in Week 15, and they'd be just one game out of a postseason slot.
21% of Americans have chronic pain. A new study found that diets rich in vegetables, fruits, grains, lean proteins, and dairy was linked to less chronic pain.
The Strike Valley is the most obvious evidence of the Waterpocket Fold in Capitol Reef National Park Licensing I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:
Sam's Club is boosting pay for nearly 100,000 hourly workers, with the retail chain's starting wage rising by a buck to $16. Longer-tenured employees will get bigger pay hikes, the Walmart-owned ...