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1Operation Lucid — RFA War Nawab Planned 1940–1941 Planned by …
2R101 — infobox Aircraft name = R101 type = Airship manufacturer = Royal Airship Works caption = designer = V.C. Richmond first flight = 4 October 1930Clarifyme|date=June 2008 introduction = retired = status = primary user = more users = produced =… …
3Ramsgate tugboats — At Ramsgate the Harbour’s development coincided with the growing use of the steam tugs that were then being built for the shipping industry. During this era a considerable amount of the work undertaken by the local boatmen was carried out by… …
4French ship La Couronne (1750) — The Couronne was a 74 gun ship of the line of the French Navy.In 1792, she was renamed Ça Ira .On 13 March 1795, under Captain Coudé, she was part of a French squadron of 13 ships, under contre amiral Martin. Off Alassio the French met a 15 ship… …
5agricultural technology — Introduction application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… …
6plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …
7Hurricane Juan — Infobox Hurricane Name=Hurricane Juan Type=hurricane Year=2003 Basin=Atl Image location=Hurricane Juan.jpg Formed=September 24, 2003 Dissipated=September 29, 2003 1 min winds=93 Pressure=969 Da Inflated=1 Fatalities=4 direct, 4 indirect… …
8china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
9China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
10seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… …
