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2. Texas wants to buy surplus border wall parts but U.S ... - AOL

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   Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said U.S.-owned border wall materials, which were available for sale, were pulled from an Arizona auction at the government's request. The Lonestar State had shown ...

3. Bitts - Wikipedia

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   As a verb bitt means to take another turn increasing the friction to slow or adjust a mooring ship's relative movement. [1] Mooring fixtures of similar purpose: A bollard is a single vertical post useful to receive a spliced loop at the end of a mooring line. [1] A cleat has horizontal horns. [4]

4. Berth (moorings) - Wikipedia

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   Used when cargo-handling or storage can be hazardous. Often offshore berths are created for berthing of oil and gas vessels. They contain standalone structures called dolphins which have fenders and bollards located to fit the geometry of the vessels which would call at the berth.

5. Bollard - Wikipedia

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   Mooring bollards, such as this one in the Hudson River, were the first type of bollard. The use of the term has since expanded. A bollard is a sturdy, short, vertical post. The term originally referred to a post on a ship or quay used principally for mooring boats. In modern usage, it also refers to posts installed to control road traffic and ...

6. What can I expect to see at 'Titanic: The Artifact ... - AOL

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   Equally impressive are mooring bollards, which were used to tether the ship to a pier. Numerous other artifacts, though, are far tinier — and many more meaningful.

7. Some law enforcement officers, US military prosecuted for ...

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   (The Center Square) – Several in law enforcement and the U.S. military are being found guilty of committing border-related crimes in Texas, including working with Mexican cartels and engaging in ...

8. Mooring - Wikipedia

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   Mooring Post, Eisenhower Pier, Bangor, Northern Ireland A passenger ship mooring onto a harbour in Limone sul Garda, Italy. A dockworker places a mooring line on a bollard.. A mooring is any permanent structure to which a seaborne vessel (such as a boat, ship, or amphibious aircraft) may be secured.

9. Texas launches billboard campaign in Mexico to deter migrants

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   Texas is launching a visceral billboard campaign in Mexico and Central America to deter illegal immigration by highlighting sexual assault and other dangers, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on ...