(the hoist)
121To haul the tacks aboard — Tack Tack, n. [OE. tak, takke, a fastening; akin to D. tak a branch, twig, G. zacke a twig, prong, spike, Dan. takke a tack, spike; cf. also Sw. tagg prickle, point, Icel. t[=a]g a willow twig, Ir. taca a peg, nail, fastening, Gael. tacaid, Armor …
122Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic — Infobox flag Name = the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Article = Use = 111000 Symbol = Proportion = 1:2 Adoption = February 28, 1976 Design = A black, white, and green horizontal tricolor charged with a red star and crescent in the center… …
123Congo, flag of the Republic of the — ▪ Flag History also called flag of Congo Brazzaville national flag consisting of a diagonal yellow stripe separating a green triangle at the hoist from a red triangle at the fly end. It has a width to length ratio of 2 to 3. The… …
124Northern Territory, flag of the — ▪ Flag History Australian flag consisting of an ochre red field (background) with a vertical black stripe at the hoist. A white Southern Cross (Crux) constellation is on the stripe, and the field bears a stylized Sturt s desert rose with… …
125Hills hoist — The hills hoist is a rotary clothes line fitted with a hoist that is operated by a crown and pinion winding mechanism. In Australia Lance Hill is commonly thought to have invented the rotary clothes hoist, but he adapted the existing design in… …
126CM Lodestar Electric Chain Hoist — The CM Lodestar is a popular brand of electric chain hoist designed, manufactured, and marketed by Columbus McKinnon Corporation. The first CM Lodestar was produced in 1955. The oldest CM Lodestar was installed in Murray Industrial Supply Company …
127Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (VJCS) is by law the second highest ranking military officer overall in the United States Armed Forces [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode10/usc sec 10 00000154 000 .html] 10 USC 154. Vice …
128Flag of the Dominican Republic — The flag of the Dominican Republic, as described by Article 96 of the Dominican Constitution, features a centered white cross that extends to the edges and divides the flag into four rectangles mdash;the top ones are blue (hoist side) and red,… …
