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2. Lock (water navigation) - Wikipedia

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   The boat enters the lock. 8–9. The boat enters the lock. 3. The lower gates are closed. 10. The upper gates are closed. 4–5. The lock is filled with water from upstream. 11–12. The lock is emptied by draining its water downstream. 6. The upper gates are opened. 13. The lower gates are opened. 7. The boat exits the lock. 14. The boat exits ...

3. Dorade box - Wikipedia

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   The grey area indicates the deck of the boat. A dorade box (also called a dorade vent , collector box , cowl vent , or simply a "ventilator") is a type of vent that permits the passage of air in and out of the cabin or engine room of a boat while keeping rain, spray, and sea wash out.

4. Twistlock - Wikipedia

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   Twistlock. Close up of top corner casting on an ISO shipping container. The twistlock proper is inserted through the large oval hole in the top of upper, and the bottom of the lower corner castings. Twistlock, unlocked v. locked position. A twistlock or twist lock, together with matching corner castings, as defined in norms including ISO 1161: ...

5. Caisson (engineering) - Wikipedia

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   Schematic cross section of a pressurized caisson. In geotechnical engineering, a caisson (/ ˈ k eɪ s ən,-s ɒ n /; borrowed from French caisson 'box', from Italian cassone 'large box', an augmentative of cassa) is a watertight retaining structure [1] used, for example, to work on the foundations of a bridge pier, for the construction of a concrete dam, [2] or for the repair of ships.

6. Hold (compartment) - Wikipedia

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   Cargo hatch. A cargo hatch or deck hatch or hatchway is type of door used on ships and boats to cover the opening to the cargo hold or other lower part of the ship. To make the cargo hold waterproof, most cargo holds have cargo hatch. This can be a waterproof door, like a trap door with hinges or a cover that is places on top of the cargo hold ...

7. Stuffing box - Wikipedia

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   Boats. A small boat stuffing box comprising an adjusting nut, a locking nut and a sleeve. On a boat having an inboard motor that turns a shaft attached to an external propeller, the shaft passes through a stuffing box, also called a "packing box" or "stern gland" in this application. The stuffing box prevents water from entering the boat's hull.

8. Burglars steal vehicles from royal Windsor Castle estate that ...

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   The Sun newspaper first reported the news of the burglary on Sunday. William, Kate and their three children live at nearby Adelaide Cottage in Windsor, a few miles from where the incident took place.

9. Category:Patrol boat navigational boxes - Wikipedia

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   [[Category:Patrol boat navigational boxes]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Patrol boat navigational boxes]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.