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  2. Flashing (weatherproofing) - Wikipedia

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    Cap flashing (drip cap) Often used above windows and doors. Drip edge A metal used at the edges of a roof. Step flashing (soaker, base flashing) Pieces of flashing material which overlap each other in "steps". Counter flashing (cap flashing) Covers a base flashing. Pipe flashing (pipe boot, vent boot, pipe flange) A product used where pipes ...

  3. Gooseneck (piping) - Wikipedia

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    Gooseneck vent with check valve being repainted. A gooseneck (or goose neck) is a 180° pipe fitting at the top of a vertical pipe that prevents entry of water. Common implementations of goosenecks are ventilator piping or ducting for bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans, ship holds, landfill methane vent pipes, or any other piping implementation exposed to the weather where water ingress would ...

  4. Ventilation (firefighting) - Wikipedia

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    Vertical ventilation takes place through holes cut in the roof, typically by truck companies during the early stages of a fire in a process known collectively as roof operations, while horizontal ventilation usually takes place through doors and windows. The goal of each is to clear heat and smoke to increase chances of survival for trapped ...

  5. Pre-flight safety demonstration - Wikipedia

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    A Royal Australian Air Force aircraftswoman demonstrating the use of an oxygen mask during a pre-flight safety demonstration on board an Australian Airbus A330 MRTT. A pre-flight safety briefing (also known as a pre-flight demonstration, in-flight safety briefing, in-flight safety demonstration, safety instructions, or simply the safety video) is a detailed explanation given before take-off to ...

  6. Vent (tailoring) - Wikipedia

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    A vent is a vertical slit rising from the bottom hem of a jacket or a skirt, generally to allow for ease of movement. [ 1 ] In the case of jackets, vents were originally a sporting option, designed to make riding easier, so are traditional on hacking jackets, formal coats such as a morning coat , and, for reasons of pragmatism, overcoats.

  7. List of abbreviations in oil and gas exploration and production

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    HCCS – horizontal clamp connection system; HCM – horizontal connection module (to connect the christmas tree to the manifold [citation needed]) HCS – high-capacity square mesh screens; HD – head; HDA – helideck assistant; HDD – horizontal directional drilling; HDPE – high-density polyethylene; HDT – high-resolution dipmeter log

  8. Stairs - Wikipedia

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    The horizontal distance between steps is reduced by a factor less than two if for construction reasons there are narrow "unused" step extensions. These stairs often (including this example) illustrate the mathematical principle of glide plane symmetry: the mirror image with respect to the vertical center plane corresponds to a shift by one step.

  9. Mechanical ventilation - Wikipedia

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    Mechanical ventilation or assisted ventilation is the medical term for using a ventilator machine to fully or partially provide artificial ventilation.Mechanical ventilation helps move air into and out of the lungs, with the main goal of helping the delivery of oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide.