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51Glossary of bagpipe terms — This article defines a number of terms that are exclusive, or whose meaning is exclusive, to piping and pipers. compactTOC8 seealso=yes refs=yes extlinks=yesA; Arm Str Argyllshire Gathering: An annual highland games, held at Oban, Scotland every… …
52venthole — noun a hole for the escape of gas or air • Syn: ↑vent, ↑vent hole, ↑blowhole • Derivationally related forms: ↑ventilate (for: ↑vent) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
53Cannon operation — required specialised crew and gunners, who were first enlisted by the Spanish in the 14th century.Hoffmeyer, p. 217.] The nature of cannon operation often depended on the size of the cannon and whether they were breech loading or muzzle loading.… …
54blowhole — noun 1. the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull • Hypernyms: ↑spiracle • Part Holonyms: ↑cetacean, ↑cetacean mammal, ↑blower 2. a hole for the escape of gas or air • Syn: ↑ …
55English cannon — The first recorded usage of cannon in Great Britain was in 1327, when they were used in battle by the English against the Scots. Under the Tudors, the first forts featuring cannon batteries were built, while cannon were first used by the Tudor… …
56Cannon — A cannon is a type of artillery, usually large and tubular, that uses gunpowder or other explosive based propellants to launch a projectile over a distance. Cannon vary in caliber, range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire, and firepower;… …
57Whiskey thief — A whiskey thief is a tool that master distillers use to extract small portions of whiskey from an aging barrel for sampling or quality control. The old fashioned ones are made typically of copper and resemble a drinking straw in design. It has a… …
58Greek terracotta figurines — Terracotta figurines are a mode of artistic and religious expression frequently found in Ancient Greece. Cheap and easily produced, these figurines abound and provide an invaluable testimony to the everyday life and religion of the Ancient Greeks …
59σαλάμβας — σαλάμβᾱς , σαλάμβη vent hole fem acc pl σαλάμβᾱς , σαλάμβη vent hole fem gen sg (doric aeolic) …
60Internal ballistics — Internal ballistics, a subfield of ballistics, is the study of a projectile s behavior from the time its propellant s igniter is initiated until it exits the gun barrel. The study of internal ballistics is important to designers and users of… …
