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2. Tow hitch - Wikipedia

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   Tow hitch. A tow ball mounted on the rear of a vehicle. A screw-on tow hook mounted at the front of a vehicle. A tow hitch (or tow bar or trailer hitch in North America [ 1]) is a device attached to the chassis of a vehicle for towing, or a towbar to an aircraft nose gear. It can take the form of a tow ball to allow swiveling and articulation ...

3. Accommodation ladder - Wikipedia

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   An accommodation ladder is a foldable flight of steps down a ship 's side. Accommodation ladders can be mounted parallel or perpendicular to the ship's board. If the ladder is parallel to the ship, it has to have an upper platform. Upper platforms are mostly turnable. The lower platform (or the ladder itself) hangs on a bail and can be lifted ...

4. Rack (torture) - Wikipedia

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   The rack is a torture device consisting of a rectangular, usually wooden frame, slightly raised from the ground, [ 1] with a roller at one or both ends. The victim's ankles are fastened to one roller and the wrists are chained to the other. As the interrogation progresses, a handle and ratchet mechanism attached to the top roller are used to ...

5. Deck (ship) - Wikipedia

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   On a boat or ship, the primary or upper deck is the horizontal structure that forms the "roof" of the hull, strengthening it and serving as the primary working surface. Vessels often have more than one level both within the hull and in the superstructure above the primary deck, similar to the floors of a multi-storey building, that are also ...

6. Halyard - Wikipedia

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   Halyard. In sailing, a halyard or halliard is a line ( rope) that is used to hoist a ladder, sail, flag or yard. The term "halyard" derives from the Middle English halier ("rope to haul with"), with the last syllable altered by association with the English unit of measure "yard". [ 1] Halyards, like most other parts of the running rigging, were ...

7. List of VeggieTales videos - Wikipedia

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   Good Friends! Double Feature: Includes Rack, Shack & Benny and Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue . Growing Generous Kids!: Includes Lyle the Kindly Viking and King George and the Ducky. Growing Patient Kids!: Includes Abe and the Amazing Promise and Sumo of the Opera. Growing Faithful Kids!: