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  • 1tail-block — /ˈteɪl blɒk/ (say tayl blok) noun a sheave block with a small length of rope spliced round it for making fast in any position …

  • 2Robinson R22 — Infobox Aircraft name=Robinson R22 caption= type=Light utility and trainer helicopter manufacturer=Robinson Helicopter Company designer=Frank Robinson first flight=1975 introduced=1979 retired= status= primary user= more users= produced= number… …

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  • 3elevator — /el euh vay teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that elevates or raises. 2. a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building. 3. any of various mechanical devices for raising objects or… …

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  • 4Hoist (mining) — A drum hoist (cables visible) and motor In underground mining a hoist or winder[1] is used to raise and lower conveyances within the mine shaft. Modern hoists are normally powered using electric motors, historically with …

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  • 5parts — Synonyms and related words: AF amplifier, AFC, AFC mixer, CRT, CW oscillator, FM detector, PCV valve, RF amplifier, TR switch, TR unit, ability, accelerator, adder, adjustable propeller, afterburner, aileron, air controls, air scoop, airscrew,… …

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  • 6less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …

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  • 7swallow — swallow1 swallowable, adj. swallower, n. /swol oh/, v.t. 1. to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances. 2. to take in so as to envelop; withdraw from… …

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  • 8companion — Synonyms and related words: Bayard, Don Quixote, Gawain, Lancelot, Ritter, Sidney, Sir Galahad, abigail, accompanier, accompanist, accompanyist, ace, adjunct, ally, alter ego, amah, amiable, amigo, analogon, analogue, associate, attend, attendant …

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  • 9ship — Synonyms and related words: Graf Zeppelin, address, aeroplane, aerostat, air express, aircraft, airfreight, airmail, airplane, airship, argosy, ark, avion, back, bag, balance rudder, ballonet, balloon, barge, barrel, bathyscaphe, batten, beak,… …

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  • 10cepe — ˈsēp, ˈsep noun also cep ˈsep ( s) Etymology: French cèpe, from French dialect (Gascon) cep tree trunk, mushroom, cepe, from Latin cippus stake, post; akin to Albanian thep …

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