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2. Hatstand - Wikipedia

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   A coat rack A free-standing hatstand and umbrella stand. A hatstand is a device used to store hats and often coats on, and umbrellas within. Usually made of wood and standing at least 5 feet (1.5 m) tall, they have a single pole making up most of the height, with a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of lengthy pegs at the top for placement of hats.

3. Giant Rock - Wikipedia

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   [citation needed] Giant Rock is the largest freestanding boulder in North America and is purported to be the largest free standing boulder in the world. [1] Native Americans of the Joshua Tree area consider it to be sacred. [citation needed] In the 1930s, Frank Critzer moved to Giant Rock. Inspired by desert tortoises that dig holes in which to ...

4. Dovecote - Wikipedia

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   Dovecote at Nymans Gardens, West Sussex, England A dovecote at Najafabad, Iran Pigeon tower in Kavastu, Estonia (built 1869) A dovecote at Mazkeret Batya, Israel A dovecote or dovecot / ˈ d ʌ v k ɒ t /, doocot or columbarium is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. [1]

5. Gutta-percha - Wikipedia

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   Gutta-percha is a tree of the genus Palaquium in the family Sapotaceae. The name also refers to the rigid, naturally biologically inert , resilient, electrically nonconductive , thermoplastic latex derived from the tree, particularly from Palaquium gutta ; it is a polymer of isoprene which forms a rubber-like elastomer .

6. Trench coat - Wikipedia

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   British Army officer in the First World War A man wearing a short navy blue–coloured trenchcoat (2018). A trench coat is a variety of coat made of waterproof heavy-duty fabric, [1] originally developed for British Army officers before the First World War, and becoming popular while used in the trenches, hence the name trench coat.

7. List of tallest wooden buildings - Wikipedia

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   As of February 2023, the second current tallest human-constructed free-standing wooden structures in the world, the two Randsburg Wash Target Test Towers (Buildings 70021 and 70022) situated at are significant for their role in the naval testing of proximity or variable time (VT) fuzes, a vital element of the U.S. Navy's weapons program. The ...