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2. Kite shield - Wikipedia

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   Norman-style kite shield. [1]A kite shield is a large, almond-shaped shield rounded at the top and curving down to a point or rounded point at the bottom. The term "kite shield" is a reference to the shield's unique shape, and is derived from its supposed similarity to a flying kite, although "leaf-shaped shield" and "almond shield" have also been used in recent literature. [2]

3. Radio masts and towers - Wikipedia

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   The terms "mast" and "tower" are often used interchangeably. However, in structural engineering terms, a tower is a self-supporting or cantilevered structure, while a mast is held up by stays or guy-wires. [1] A mast is a guyed mast, a thin structure without the shear strength to stand unsupported, that uses attached guy lines for stability ...

4. List of tallest structures in the United States by height

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   WJWJ TV Tower: Beaufort, South Carolina: Guyed Mast 400.9 m Lewis Broadcasting Tower Columbus: Columbus, Georgia: Guyed Mast 400.5 m KTTC-TV Tower: Ostrander, Minnesota: Guyed Mast 400.5 m Wand TV Tower: Argenta, Illinois: Guyed Mast 399.1 m South Dakota TV Tower: Crocker, South Dakota: Guyed Mast 398.4 m University of North Carolina Tower ...

5. List of premodern combat weapons - Wikipedia

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   Heater shield, heraldic shield (European) Hide, wickerwork, leather and ceremonial shields (Tribal, Worldwide) Hungarian shield (European) Kite shield (European) Lantern shield (Italian) Parma, parmula (Roman) Peltarion (Greek) Rattan shield (Korean, Chinese) Round shield; Scuta, rectangular, tower and oval scutum (Roman) Targe (European) Nguni ...

6. Antenna types - Wikipedia

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   At its base the tower is usually, but not necessarily, mounted on a ceramic insulator to isolate it from the ground. Folded monopole A folded monopole antenna is the monopole version of a folded dipole : It is an ordinary quarter-wave monopole with a second wire run parallel to the first, a few inches apart, with the top ends of the two wires ...

7. Shield - Wikipedia

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   The kite shield predominantly features enarmes, leather straps used to grip the shield tight to the arm. Used by foot and mounted troops alike, it gradually came to replace the round shield as the common choice until the end of the 12th century, when more efficient limb armour allowed the shields to grow shorter, and be entirely replaced by the ...

8. Face shield vs. face mask: Which is better? - AOL

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   In those circumstances, a shield would be a better choice. However, Dr. Malkin says it’s sometimes best to skip a face covering altogether. “It is best not to force this,” he advises.

9. Mast radiator - Wikipedia

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   A mast radiator (or radiating tower) is a radio mast or tower in which the metal structure itself is energized and functions as an antenna. This design, first used widely in the 1930s, is commonly used for transmitting antennas operating at low frequencies , in the LF and MF bands, in particular those used for AM radio broadcasting stations.