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  2. Trigger (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Although the word "trigger" technically implies the entire mechanism (known as the trigger group), colloquially it is usually used to refer specifically to the trigger blade. Most firearm triggers are "single-action", meaning that the trigger is designed only for the single function of disengaging the sear , which allows for a spring -tensioned ...

  3. Airbrush - Wikipedia

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    Paasche F#1 Single-action external mix airbrush An Airbrush artist at work. An airbrush is a small, air-operated tool that atomizes and sprays various media, most often paint, but also ink, dye, and make-up. Spray painting developed from the airbrush and is considered to employ a type of airbrush.

  4. Attack on Pearl Harbor - Wikipedia

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    The attack on Pearl Harbor [nb 3] was a surprise military strike by the Empire of Japan on the United States Pacific Fleet at its naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. At the time, the U.S. was a neutral country in World War II .

  5. Mulberry harbours - Wikipedia

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    Components for the Mulberry harbours were constructed at many different locations in Britain, before being transferred to assembly points off the south coast. [23] Then on the afternoon of 6 June 1944 (D-Day) over 400 towed component parts (weighing approximately 1.5 million tons) set sail to create the two Mulberry harbours.

  6. Brush arbour revival - Wikipedia

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    A plaque delineating the history of brush arbour revivals and camp meetings at the Sulphur Springs Methodist Campground. A brush arbour revival, [A] also known as brush arbour meeting, [B] is a revival service that takes place under an open-sided shelter called an "arbour", which is "constructed of vertical poles driven into the ground with additional long poles laid across the top as support ...

  7. Bass Harbor Head Light - Wikipedia

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    The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Bass Harbor Head Light Station on January 21, 1988, reference number 87002273. [1] In 1902, an oil storage house constructed of brick was built 205 feet (62 m) northwest of the lighthouse. [2] Bass Harbor's fifth order Fresnel lens was

  8. Event-driven process chain - Wikipedia

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    Example of a more complex EPC diagram (in German). An event-driven process chain (EPC) is a type of flow chart for business process modeling. EPC can be used to configure enterprise resource planning execution, and for business process improvement. It can be used to control an autonomous workflow instance in work sharing.

  9. List of Japanese World War II navy bombs - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of a Type 98 No.25 "Land Bomb" showing the typical construction of Japanese Navy land bombs, a thin walled steel cylinder with a nose and tail screwed and welded on. This is a complete list of all aerial bombs used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War .