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2. Terracotta - Wikipedia

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   Terracotta, also known as terra cotta or terra-cotta [2] (Italian: [ˌtɛrraˈkɔtta]; lit. ' baked earth '; [3] from Latin terra cocta 'cooked earth'), [4] is a clay-based non-vitreous ceramic [5] fired at relatively low temperatures. It is therefore a term used for earthenware objects of certain types, as set out below.

3. Architectural terracotta - Wikipedia

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   The Bell Edison Telephone Building in Birmingham is a late 19th-century red brick and architectural terracotta building. Architectural terracotta refers to a fired mixture of clay and water that can be used in a non-structural, semi-structural, or structural capacity on the exterior or interior of a building. [1]

4. Use of vehicle-stopping device poses questions from police ...

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   The Grappler unfolds a net from the officer's vehicle, which is then nudged into the tire, wrapping around it and creating a tether. It ... Use of vehicle-stopping device poses questions from ...

5. Plate (dishware) - Wikipedia

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   A plate is a broad, mainly flat vessel on which food can be served. [1] A plate can also be used for ceremonial or decorative purposes. Most plates are circular, but they may be any shape, or made of any water-resistant material. Generally plates are raised round the edges, either by a curving up, or a wider lip or raised portion.

6. New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Company - Wikipedia

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   The initial companies to find success were the Chicago Terra Cotta Works and the Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company, but New York real estate magnate Orlando B. Potter saw an opportunity for a company based closer to New York City to succeed and founded the New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Company with his son-in-law Walter Geer in 1886. [1]

7. List of United States Marine Corps individual equipment

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   The Improved Scalable Plate Carrier was developed for troops in Afghanistan because of concerns of excessive weight limiting mobility, especially in mountainous terrain. [1] The Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT) vest remains in some limited use in training and non-deployable units.