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71Torpedo net — Torpedo nets were a passive naval warship defensive device against torpedoes. Their use was common practice from the 1890s through World War II. Torpedo nets were superseded by the anti torpedo bulge and torpedo belts. Contents 1 Origins 2… …
72North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco — OV 10 Bronco A U.S. Air Force OV 10 firing a white phosphorus smoke rocket to mark a ground target Role …
73Northrop P-61 Black Widow — P 61 Black Widow A P 61A 1NO of 419th Night Fighter Squadron Role Night fighter …
74Oil boom — This article is about economic booms in the oil sector. For the oil spill management device, see Boom (containment). An oil boom is a boom in the oil producing sector of an economy. Generally, this short period initially brings economical… …
75Hans Berger (Diplomat) — Hans Berger (* 29. Oktober 1909 in Köln; † 6. März 1985 in Bad Honnef) war ein deutscher Diplomat. Biografie Der Sohn eines Verwaltungsbeamten studierte nach dem Schulbesuch Rechtswissenschaften an der Universität zu Köln und beendete dieses 1933 …
76Histoire de la culture du cacao — Le cacaoyer est originaire d Amérique du Sud, dans l Amazonie et l Amérique centrale et sa culture s est répandue en Asie et en Afrique seulement au XXe siècle, qui a vu la production mondiale multipliée par 25, entre 1900 et 1994, grâce à l …
77baby-boom — [ babibum; bebi ] n. m. VAR. baby boum • 1958; babyboom 1954; mot angl., de baby « bébé » et boom « hausse » ♦ Anglic. Forte augmentation de la natalité. Des baby booms, des baby boums. ● baby boom, baby booms nom masculin ( …
78papy-boom — [ papibum ] n. m. VAR. papy boum • 1985; de papy et boom, sur le modèle de baby boom ♦ Fam. Forte augmentation du nombre des personnes vieillissantes au sein de la population. « les gros bataillons du baby boom, en passe de devenir ceux du papy… …
79catpiece — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a stick with holes at regular intervals into which uprights fastened in floating booms are fitted so as to regulate the width of a logging sluiceway entrance * * * catpiece U.S. (ˈkætpiːs) [f. cat n.1 + piece n.] In logging, a… …
80Boom — (b[=oo]m), n. [D. boom tree, pole, beam, bar. See {Beam}.] 1. (Naut.) A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding sail boom, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) A long spar… …
