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2. Glossary of rowing terms - Wikipedia

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   The sides and top edge of a boat, to which the riggers attach – see also Gunwales. (a) An oar made to be used in a sculling boat where each rower has two oars, one per hand (b) A boat (shell) that is propelled using sculling oars, e.g., a "single scull," is a one-person boat where the rower has two oars.

3. List of How It's Made episodes - Wikipedia

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   Boat radar mounts European-style radiators: 31-09 399 Cotton: Rodeo roping chutes: Asian noodles: Rotary engines: June 2, 2018 31-10 400 Sleeper rigs: Pecans: Steel pulleys: Acetate eyewear: 31-11 401 Wood slat baskets Bells: Gyroscopic stabilizers: November 3, 2018 31-12 402 DeLorean restoration Bison fibre Shuffleboard tables Friction-forged ...

4. Topping lift - Wikipedia

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   Topping lift. The topping lift (more rarely known as an uphaul) is a line which applies upward force on a boom on a sailboat. Part of the running rigging, topping lifts are primarily used to hold a boom up when the sail is lowered. [1] This line would run from near the free end of the boom (s) forward to the top of the mast.

5. Optical table - Wikipedia

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   A laser system on an optical table. An optical table is a vibration control platform that is used to support systems used for laser - and optics -related experiments in science, engineering and manufacturing. The surfaces of these tables are designed to be very rigid with minimum deflection so that the alignment of optical elements remains ...

6. Stanchion - Wikipedia

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   In architecture, stanchions are the upright iron bars in windows that pass through the eyes of the saddle bars or horizontal irons to steady the leadlight. The French call the latter traverses, the stanchions montants, and the whole arrangement armature. Stanchions frequently finish with ornamental heads forged out of the iron.

7. Abraham Lincoln's patent - Wikipedia

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   May 22, 1849. Location. Illinois. Abraham Lincoln's patent relates to an invention to buoy and lift boats over shoals and obstructions in a river. Abraham Lincoln conceived the invention when on two occasions the boat on which he traveled got hung up on obstructions. Lincoln's device was composed of large bellows attached to the sides of a boat ...