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  2. Limit switch - Wikipedia

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    A limit switch with a roller-lever operator; this is installed on a gate on a canal lock, and indicates the position of a gate to a control system A limit switch mounted on a moving part of a bridge In electrical engineering , a limit switch is a switch operated by the motion of a machine part or the presence of an object.

  3. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    carrier An aircraft carrier. carronade A short, smoothbore, cast-iron naval cannon, used from the 1770s to the 1850s as a powerful, short-range, anti-ship and anti-crew weapon. carry away To suddenly break a spar, rope or other part of a ship's equipment. May be caused, for example, by overloading, stress of weather, collision or battle damage.

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) - Wikipedia

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    The monkey fist and other heaving-line knots were sometimes weighted with lead (easily available in the form of foil used e.g. to seal tea chests from dampness) although Clifford W. Ashley notes that there was a "definite sporting limit" to the weight thus added. moor 1. To attach a boat to a mooring buoy or post. 2. To dock a ship. 3.

  5. Pennsylvania Turnpike - Wikipedia

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    The speed limit between the Ohio state line and Breezewood was lowered to 60 mph (97 km/h) in September 1953 to reduce the number of accidents, but returned to 70 mph (110 km/h) when the measure was ineffective. [214] [215] On December 1, 1954, the Ohio Turnpike opened and the Pennsylvania Turnpike was extended to the Ohio state line. [216]