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A gin pole used to install a weather vane atop the 200-foot steeple of a church Roof trusses being assembled with gin poles. The gin pole is derived from a gyn, and considered a form of derrick, called a standing derrick or pole derrick, [2] distinguished from sheers (or shear legs) by having a single boom rather than a two-legged one.
Gaff rig [1] is a sailing rig (configuration of sails, mast and stays) in which the sail is four-cornered, fore-and-aft rigged, controlled at its peak and, usually, its entire head by a spar (pole) called the gaff. Because of the size and shape of the sail, a gaff rig will have running backstays rather than permanent backstays.
A pile driver is a heavy-duty tool used to drive piles into soil to build piers, bridges, cofferdams, and other "pole" supported structures, and patterns of pilings as part of permanent deep foundations for buildings or other structures. Pilings may be made of wood, solid steel, or tubular steel (often later filled with concrete), and may be ...
DOS For Dummies became popular due to the rarity of beginner-friendly materials for using DOS. The Windows title written by Andy Rathbone was soon released. While initially the series focused solely on software and technology topics, it later branched out to more general-interest titles, with topics as diverse as Acne For Dummies , Chess For ...
Early on, it was customary to trim and top a tree making it into a 'spar pole' or 'spar tree' for the purpose of supporting the head blocks but gradually the use of wooden spars gave way over the 20th century to the use of steel spars stood up for the purpose. In any event the spars are supported by a number of guy wires. [1]
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was hit by a car in a pub car park. Police were called to multiple reports of a vehicle being driven at people in the car ...
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In early March, U.S. Integrity said there was notable line movement ahead of Temple’s game against UAB. The line moved five points in the Blazers’ direction and they closed as 7.5-point favorites.