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AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...
Tank top from a 1950s Chinese advertisement. In the United States and Canada, any casual sleeveless shirt can be called tank top [1] or tank shirt, [2] with several specific varieties. It is named after tank suits, one-piece bathing suits of the 1920s worn in tanks or swimming pools. [3] The upper garment is worn commonly by both men and women.
Sloped armour. Sloped armour on the front of Soviet T-54 tank, here cut open to demonstrate the increase in effective thickness. Sloped armour is armour that is oriented neither vertically nor horizontally. Such angled armour is typically mounted on tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs), as well as naval vessels such as battleships ...
sleeveless jumper, slipover, [ 4] knit tank top. sweater vest [ 3] Sleeveless dress worn over a shirt. Pinafore, pinny, pinafore dress [ 5] Jumper, Jumper dress, Sun dress. Old-fashioned style of apron. Pinafore apron [ 6] Pinafore, pinafore apron [ 6] Sleeveless padded garment used as outerwear.
Manatees (/ ˈ m æ n ə t iː z /, family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows.There are three accepted living species of Trichechidae, representing three of the four living species in the order Sirenia: the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), and the West ...
The A-Team is a 2010 American action comedy film [4] based on the 1980s television series of the same name created by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell.Directed by Joe Carnahan and written by Carnahan, Brian Bloom, and Skip Woods, the film stars Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Quinton Jackson, Sharlto Copley, and Patrick Wilson.
Liquefied petroleum gas. Liquefied petroleum gas, also referred to as liquid petroleum gas ( LPG or LP gas ), is a fuel gas which contains a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases, specifically propane, n -butane and isobutane. It can sometimes contain some propylene, butylene, and isobutene. [ 1][ 2][ 3]
The following list of programs are broadcast by Network 10 / 10 HD in Australia, across its multi-channels 10 Peach Comedy, 10 Bold Drama and Nickelodeon, as well as regional affiliate 10 Regional and online on the catch-up streaming service 10Play.