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2. Semi-trailer aerodynamic device - Wikipedia

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   Semi-trailer aerodynamic device. Semi-trailer aerodynamic devices are devices affixed to semi-trailers, for the purpose of reducing aerodynamic drag caused by air turbulence. The two major types of device in use are trailer skirts (or side skirts), affixed to the underside of trailers, and trailer tails (or boat tails, or rear fairings ...

3. Staten Island boat graveyard - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates: 40.555503°N 74.215738°W. The graveyard photographed in 1973. The Staten Island boat graveyard is a marine scrapyard located in the Arthur Kill in Rossville, near the Fresh Kills Landfill, on the West Shore of Staten Island, New York City. It is known by many other names including the Witte Marine Scrap Yard, the Arthur Kill Boat ...

4. Bimini top - Wikipedia

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   Bimini tops differ from dodgers in that dodgers include protection in front and on the sides, while a Bimini does not. The Bimini is used mostly as protection from the sun; it offers no protection from wind, rain, or spray when moving forward at any speed. The top provides rain protection only if the boat is stationary and there is no wind.

5. Porthole - Wikipedia

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   Porthole. A porthole, sometimes called bull's-eye window or bull's-eye, [1] is a generally circular window used on the hull of ships to admit light and air. Though the term is of maritime origin, it is also used to describe round windows on armored vehicles, aircraft, automobiles (the Ford Thunderbird a notable example) and even spacecraft.

6. Coast Guard, Navy team up for daring rescue of mother ... - AOL

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   An airplane crew rapidly took off from the Coast Guard's Barbers Point air station near Honolulu to locate the 47-foot vessel, named Albroc. In a mayday call, the 47-year-old woman aboard the ...

7. Limber hole - Wikipedia

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   Limber hole. A limber hole is a drain hole through a frame or other structural member of a boat designed to prevent water from accumulating against one side of the frame, and allowing it to drain toward the bilge. Limber holes are common in the bilges of wooden boats. The term may be extended to cover drain holes in floors.