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  2. List of military rations - Wikipedia

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    1 x match-book, 1 x refreshing towel, 1 x 3 pocket tissues, 1x Cappuccino "Café", 1 x cappuccino "Choco" 1 x Ceylon tea, 1 x Apple tea, 2 x sugar 6 g, 3 x salt 1 g 1 x pack of gum (12 pieces) 1 x multivitamin effervescent tablet, 1 x Cube Dextro Energy, 8 Water purifying tablets

  3. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    Farther aft than the beam; a relative bearing of greater than 90 degrees from the bow; e.g. "two points abaft the beam, starboard side" would describe "an object lying 22.5 degrees toward the rear of the ship, as measured clockwise from a perpendicular line from the right side, center, of the ship, toward the horizon".

  4. Tack (square sail) - Wikipedia

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    The ship is close-hauled and the sail is now controlled by the tack rather than the sheet. The tack of a square-rigged sail is a line attached to its lower corner. [ 1 ] This is in contrast to the more common fore-and-aft sail, whose tack is a part of the sail itself, the corner which is (possibly semi-permanently) secured to the vessel.

  5. Tacking (sailing) - Wikipedia

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    Modern rigs pivot around a stay or the mast, while this occurs. For a jib, the old leeward sheet is released as the craft heads through the wind and the old windward sheet is tightened as the new leeward sheet to allow the sail to draw wind. Mainsails are often self-tending and slide on a traveler to the opposite side. [5]

  6. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...

  7. Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) - Wikipedia

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    1. The tallest mast on a ship [1] with more than one mast, especially the tallest mast on a full-rigged ship. 2. On a ship with more than one mast, the second mast from the bow. mainmast head The top of a sailing vessel's mainmast. mainmastman A sailor assigned to the mainmast. mains The main brails on the mainsail. [2] mainsheet

  8. Hardtack - Wikipedia

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    Hardtack (or hard tack) is a type of dense cracker made from flour, water, and sometimes salt. Hardtack is inexpensive and long-lasting. Hardtack is inexpensive and long-lasting. It is used for sustenance in the absence of perishable foods, commonly during long sea voyages, land migrations, and military campaigns. [ 1 ]

  9. Tack (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    A special loose loop stitch used for this purpose is called a 'tack' or 'tailor's tack'. This is often done through two opposing layers of the same fabric so that when the threads are snipped between the layers the stitches will be in exactly the same places for both layers thus saving time having to chalk and tack the other layer.