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2. Cross-Harbor Rail Tunnel - Wikipedia

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   Direct connections for rail freight between Long Island and nearby areas of the United States have long been limited. At present, freight trains from the west and south destined for New York City (except for Staten Island, via the Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge), Long Island and Connecticut must cross the Hudson River using the Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge which is 140 miles (225 km ...

3. Vise - Wikipedia

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   A bench vise, B machine vise, C hand vise. A vise or vice (British English) is a mechanical apparatus used to secure an object to allow work to be performed on it.Vises have two parallel jaws, one fixed and the other movable, threaded in and out by a screw and lever.

4. Crosshead - Wikipedia

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   A crosshead as part of a reciprocating piston and slider-crank linkage mechanism. Cylindrical trunk guide Hudswell Clarke Nunlow; crosshead and two slide bars. In mechanical engineering, a crosshead [1] is a mechanical joint used as part of the slider-crank linkages of long stroke reciprocating engines (either internal combustion or steam) and reciprocating compressors [2] to eliminate ...

5. Doris Miller - Wikipedia

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   Admiral Chester W. Nimitz pins a Navy Cross on Mess Attendant Second Class Miller during a ceremony aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) at Pearl Harbor, on May 27, 1942. On January 1, 1942, the Navy released a list of commendations for actions on December 7. Among them was a single commendation for an unnamed black man.

6. Professional wrestling holds - Wikipedia

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   Tajiri applying a camel clutch to Rene Bonaparte. The wrestler begins the hold by standing over a face-down opponent. The wrestler reaches down to pull the opposing wrestler up slightly, sits on the opponent's back, and places both of the opponent's arms across their thighs, usually locking at least one by placing the arm in the crook of their knee. [1]