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Floating Bridge, Dubai — Floating Bridge (Arabic: الجسر العائم) is a pontoon bridge (floating bridge) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It connects Riyadh Road, Dubai Courts and Creek Park on the Bur Dubai side with Baniyas Road, Deira City Centre and the Dubai Creek Golf … Wikipedia
Center of flotation — Flotation Flo*ta tion, n. [Cf. F. flottation a floating, flottaison water line, fr. flotter to float. See {Flotilla}.] 1. The act, process, or state of floating. [1913 Webster] 2. The science of floating bodies. [1913 Webster] 3. (Com. & Finance) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Center of mass — In physics, the center of mass of a system of particles is a specific point at which, for many purposes, the system s mass behaves as if it were concentrated. The center of mass is a function only of the positions and masses of the particles that … Wikipedia
Floating Battery of Charleston Harbor — The Floating Battery of Charleston Harbor was an ironclad vessel that was constructed by the Confederacy in early 1861, a few months before the American Civil War ignited. Apart from being a marvel to contemporary Charlestonians, it was a… … Wikipedia
Floating airport — A Floating airport is an airport that would be built and situated on a very large floating structure (VLFS) located many miles out at sea utilizing a floatation type of device or devices such as Pneumatic Stabilized Platform (PSP) technology.As… … Wikipedia
Center for Wooden Boats — The Center for Wooden Boats is a place where urban residents of Seattle and the greater Pacific Northwest can watch their sails instead of their cells. The public is invited to explore maritime history, by rowing, paddling or sailing a diverse… … Wikipedia
Center for Short-Lived Phenomena — The Center for Short Lived Phenomena (CSLP) was an office at the Smithsonian Institution from 1968 to 1975 [http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issues/2002/february/small.php] designed to assist Smithsonian scientists in studying unusual short… … Wikipedia
center of buoyancy — noun (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object • Syn: ↑centre of buoyancy, ↑center of immersion, ↑centre of immersion • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy … Useful english dictionary
center of flotation — noun the center of gravity of a floating object • Syn: ↑centre of flotation • Hypernyms: ↑center of gravity, ↑centre of gravity * * * : the center of gravity of the water plane of a vessel … Useful english dictionary
center of immersion — noun (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object • Syn: ↑center of buoyancy, ↑centre of buoyancy, ↑centre of immersion • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy … Useful english dictionary
center of buoyancy — The position in a floating object where the upthrust appears to act … Dictionary of automotive terms
