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2. Float (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   A pontoon boat is a flattish boat that relies on nautical floats for buoyancy. Common boat designs are a catamaran with two pontoons, or a trimaran with three. [2] In many parts of the world, pontoon boats are used as small vehicle ferries to cross rivers and lakes. [3] An anchored raft-like platform used for diving, often referred to as a pontoon

3. Mexeflote - Wikipedia

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   In February 1983 a Mexeflote was used to move a Short Sandringham flying boat from Lee-on-Solent to Southampton docks from where it would then be moved to Southampton Hall of Aviation which was then under construction. [7] In 1994, the Army ordered an additional 50 units, and in 2000 they upgraded 60 of the rafts. [2]

4. Floating dock (jetty) - Wikipedia

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   A floating dock, floating pier or floating jetty is a platform or ramp supported by pontoons. It is usually joined to the shore with a gangway. It is usually joined to the shore with a gangway. The pier is usually held in place by vertical poles referred to as pilings, which are embedded in the seafloor or by anchored cables . [ 1 ]

5. Buoy - Wikipedia

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   They may be marked on charts as a "Superbuoy." [12] Lateral marker buoys; Safe water mark or fairway buoys mark the entrance to a channel or nearby landfall; Sea marks aid pilotage by marking a maritime channel, hazard or administrative area to allow boats and ships to navigate safely. Some are fitted with wave-activated bells or gongs.

6. 1:32 scale - Wikipedia

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   A 6 ft (183 cm) tall person is modeled as 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (57 mm) tall in 1:32 scale. 1:32 was once so common a scale for toy trains, autos, and soldiers that it was known as "standard size" in the industry (not to be confused with Lionel's "Standard Gauge"). 1:32 is the scale for Gauge 1 toy and model trains. It was the scale of some of the ...

7. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1256 on Tuesday, November 26 ...

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   If you’re stuck on today’s Wordle answer, we’re here to help—but beware of spoilers for Wordle 1256 ahead. Let's start with a few hints.

8. Dolphin (structure) - Wikipedia

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   Wood pilings grouped into a pair of dolphins serving as a protected entryway to a boat basin. A dolphin is a group of pilings arrayed together to serve variously as a protective hardpoint along a dock, in a waterway, or along a shore; as a means or point of stabilization of a dock, bridge, or similar structure; as a mooring point; and as a base for navigational aids.

9. Pontoon bridge - Wikipedia

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   The dock piers were code named "Whale". These piers were the floating roadways that connected the "Spud" pier heads to the land. These pier heads or landing wharves, at which ships were unloaded each consisted of a pontoon with four legs that rested on the sea bed to anchor the pontoon, yet allowed it to float up and down freely with the tide.