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A 2009 Australian study of drivers trying to see stationary cyclists on a closed circuit found that fluorescent vests (without retro-reflective stripes) were not a significant improvement on black clothing at night and that retro-reflective strips were more effective when attached to knees and ankles than on a more or less static jacket. [8] A ...
The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.
A raincoat is a waterproof or water-resistant garment worn on the upper body to shield the wearer from rain. The term rain jacket is sometimes used to refer to raincoats with long sleeves that are waist-length. A rain jacket may be combined with a pair of rain pants to make a rainsuit. Rain clothing may also be in one piece, like a boilersuit.
Puffer jacket or Puffa jacket, a type of padded jacket popular in the 1990s; Quarter Zip, or 1/4 zip, a jacket with a partial zipper extending down from the collar; Rain jacket, a short rain coat; Hardshell jacket, a wind and waterproof jacket typically made of breathable synthetic materials, lacking insulation and fabric softness
28 in (711 mm), 7 lb (3.2 kg), (also called Metro cones for their use in cities) – for non-highway applications such as local streets; 28 in (711 mm), 10 lb (4.5 kg) – for freeway/highway applications (with reflective stripes) 36 in (914 mm), 10 lb (4.5 kg) – for freeway/highway applications (with reflective stripes)
The reflector was first invented in 1917 in Nice by Henri Chrétien [3] to provide the army a communication system the enemy could not intercept. Patent is labelled cataphote in 1923. [4] The cataphote was also invented by Garbarini by combining a convex lens and concave mirror. It was used for aviation, safety in Switzerland and advertising in ...
Man wearing a coat, painting by Julian Fałat, 1900. A coat is typically an outer garment for the upper body, worn by any gender for warmth or fashion. [1] Coats typically have long sleeves and are open down the front, and closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners (AKA velcro), toggles, a belt, or a combination of some of these.
Sometimes, modern lounge suit coats with an unusually long skirt are referred to by ready-to-wear makers as a 'frock coat' but these lack the waist seam, resulting in the fuller drape more typical of a modern overcoat or a lounge suit jacket. The silhouette of the historically accurate frock coat has the waist seam precisely tailored to permit ...