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2. Aquaplaning - Wikipedia

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   A diagram of an aquaplaning tire Two vehicles aquaplaning through large puddles on the road's surface. Aquaplaning or hydroplaning by the tires of a road vehicle, aircraft or other wheeled vehicle occurs when a layer of water builds between the wheels of the vehicle and the road surface, leading to a loss of traction that prevents the vehicle from responding to control inputs.

3. Intermodal container - Wikipedia

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   In 1949, while at Brown Trailers Inc. of Spokane, Washington, he modified the design of their stressed skin aluminum 30-foot trailer, to fulfil an order of two-hundred 30 by 8 by 8.5 feet (9.14 m × 2.44 m × 2.59 m) containers that could be stacked two high, for Alaska-based Ocean Van Lines. Steel castings on the top corners provided lifting ...

4. Hold (compartment) - Wikipedia

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   Six large cargo hatch covers on a capesize bulk carrier ship as she approaches the Egyptian-Japanese Friendship Bridge. A cargo hatch or deck hatch or hatchway is type of door used on ships and boats to cover the opening to the cargo hold or other lower part of the ship. To make the cargo hold waterproof, most cargo holds have cargo hatch.

5. The 15 Best Waterproof Crossbody Bags Are Surprisingly Sleek

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   So ahead, we've rounded up the 15 best waterproof crossbody bags to fit all types of lifestyles. Whether you're seeking the best crossbody bag for travel or a splurge-worthy designer crossbody bag ...

6. Trailer (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   A full trailer is a term used in the United States and New Zealand [5] for a freight trailer supported by front and rear axles and pulled by a drawbar. In Europe this is known as an A-frame drawbar trailer, and in Australia it is known as a dog trailer. Commercial freight trailers are produced to length and width specifications defined by the ...

7. Rain tyre - Wikipedia

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   Lewis Hamilton competes through the rain at the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix.The treads of his wet tyres are visible. A rain tyre or wet tyre (spelt tire in American English, commonly shortened to wet) is a special tyre used in motorsport in wet weather as opposed to a slick tyre used in dry conditions.

8. Lake freighter - Wikipedia

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   Followed Brunswick in advancing the design of what would become the Great Lakes boat Spokane: 1886 First steel-hulled lake freighter. Hennepin: 1888 Originally Str. George H. Dyer, it was the first ship retrofitted to have self-unloading equipment in 1902. Hennepin sank in a storm in 1927. [5] Wyandotte: 1908 First ship built as a self-unloader ...

9. Boatshed - Wikipedia

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   Many boatsheds also incorporate heavy-duty winches, which are used to winch a boat up from the water and back into the boatshed. Boatsheds are typically around 6.2 m long × 3.0 m wide × 2.4 m high, which is somewhat larger than local bathing boxes (typically only 2.4 m long × 2.0 m wide × 2.0 m high).