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2. Cable railing - Wikipedia

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   Cable railings, or wire rope railings, are safety rails that use horizontal or vertical cables in place of spindles, glass and mesh for infill. Cable railing on residential deck overlooking a lake Uses

3. Stanchion - Wikipedia

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   Stanchions and velvet rope. A stanchion (/ ˈ s t æ n tʃ ən /) is a sturdy upright fixture that provides support for some other object. [1] It can be a permanent fixture. In nautical terms, the stanchion. is the thick and high iron that with others equal or similar is placed vertically on the gunwale, and stern.

4. Flagpole - Wikipedia

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   A flagpole, flagmast, flagstaff, or staff is a pole designed to support a flag. If it is taller than can be easily reached to raise the flag, a cord is used, looping around a pulley at the top of the pole with the ends tied at the bottom. The flag is fixed to one lower end of the cord, and is then raised by pulling on the other end.

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

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   A tool used in ropework for tasks such as unlaying rope for splicing, untying knots, or forming a makeshift handle. mast A vertical pole on a ship that supports sails or rigging. If a wooden multi-part mast, this term applies specifically to the lowest portion. mast case A yachtsman's tabernacle. The iron fitting in which the heel of the mast ...

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

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   1. A post or pair of posts mounted on the ship's bow for fastening ropes or cables. 2. A strong vertical timber or iron fastened through the deck beams that is used for securing ropes or hawsers. [2] bitt heads The tops of two massive timbers that support the windlass on a sailing barge. [2] bitter end The last part or loose end of a rope or cable.

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