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2. Locking differential - Wikipedia

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   These types generally use an internal governor to monitor vehicle speed and wheel slip. An example of this is the Eaton automatic locking differential (ALD), or Eaton automatic differential lock (ADL), developed by the Eaton Corporation and introduced in 1973 for GM's Rounded-Line C/K Series pickups and utilities. [2]

3. Fender (boating) - Wikipedia

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   Two orange fenders protecting the side of a moored sailing vessel. In boating, a fender is an air-filled ball or a device in other shape and material used to absorb the kinetic energy of a boat or vessel berthing against a jetty, quay wall or other vessel. [1]

4. Bridge protection systems - Wikipedia

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   Pile-supported fender system on the James P. Houlihan Memorial Bridge. Fender systems attached to the pier with the goal to absorb the vessel impact. Their ability to withstand a typical ship collision is low. Fenders are built using a variety of materials: [8] thin-walled concrete box; thin-walled steel membrane steel; rubber.

5. Lock (water navigation) - Wikipedia

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   1–2. The boat enters the lock. 8–9. The boat enters the lock. 3. The lower gates are closed. 10. The upper gates are closed. 4–5. The lock is filled with water from upstream. 11–12. The lock is emptied by draining its water downstream. 6. The upper gates are opened. 13. The lower gates are opened. 7. The boat exits the lock. 14. The ...

6. Rowlock - Wikipedia

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   A rowlock cut into the top strake of a boat. In some, largely older, strict terminologies, a rowlock is a U-shaped cut-out in the top strake of a boat (usually the wash-strake). In older texts, the U-shaped metal fitting may be called an "oar crutch", a usage which is largely obsolete. [4]: 213–217 [5]

7. DUKW - Wikipedia

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   TM 9-1802B Ordnance Maintenance Power Plant for 2 1⁄2-Ton Amphibian Truck, 6 x 6 (GMC DUKW-353). United States Department of War. November 1943. TM 9-1802C Ordnance Maintenance Hull and Water Drive for 2 1⁄2-Ton 6 x 6 Amphibian Truck, (GMC DUKW-353). United States Department of War. December 1943. TM 9-2800 Military Vehicles.