chain — Synonyms and related words: Alps, Andes, Caucasus, Himalayas, Indian file, Kekule formula, Oregon boat, Rockies, accouple, accumulate, accumulative, additive, additory, agglutinate, alps on alps, alternation, amass, anchor, andiron, anklet,… … Moby Thesaurus
girth — Synonyms and related words: ambit, amplitude, anchor, anklet, area, armlet, back band, backstrap, band, bandage, bar, barrette, bearing rein, bellyband, belt, bend, bigness, bind, bind up, binding, binding stone, binding twine, bit, blinders,… … Moby Thesaurus
Skin girth — is a measurement of a yacht hull.Skin girth is specified in some design rules to handicap or match the capabilities of sailing vessels of similar design such as the 12 meter boats. Skin girth is measured by following the surface of the hull from… … Wikipedia
12-metre class — The 12 metre class is a group of sailing vessels which, while not identical, are all designed to a particular formula, so as to make the boats involved in a competition roughly comparable, while still giving individuals the freedom to experiment… … Wikipedia
International Rule (sailing) — The International Rule, also known as the Metre Rule, was created for the measuring and rating of yachts to allow different designs of yacht to race together under a handicap system. Prior to the ratification of the International Rule in 1907,… … Wikipedia
Jauge internationale — Trivia, 12 Mètres JI ou 12 mR, de Jauge internationale La Jauge internationale, ou Metre rule, jauge métrique, est une jauge de course internationale élaborée en 1906, permettant d évaluer les performances des voiliers de compétition. Elle est… … Wikipédia en Français
military technology — Introduction range of weapons, equipment, structures, and vehicles used specifically for the purpose of fighting. It includes the knowledge required to construct such technology, to employ it in combat, and to repair and replenish it.… … Universalium
Nuclear weapon design — The first nuclear weapons, though large, cumbersome and inefficient, provided the basic design building blocks of all future weapons. Here the Gadget device is prepared for the first nuclear test: Trinity. Nuclear weapon designs are physical,… … Wikipedia
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
Horse harness — Horse in harness with horse collar A closeup of a … Wikipedia
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