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  • 91Sea-based X-band Radar — is a floating, self propelled, mobile radar station designed to operate in high winds and heavy seas. It is part of the United States Government s Ballistic Missile Defense System.The Sea Based X Band Radar is mounted on a 5th generation… …

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  • 92Thailand — /tuy land , leuhnd/, n. 1. Formerly, Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia: official name of Siam 1939 45 and since 1949. 59,450,818; 198,242 sq. mi. (513,445 sq. km). Cap.: Bangkok. 2. Gulf of. Also called Gulf of Siam. an arm of the South China Sea, S of… …

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  • 93Hurricane Andrew — This article is about the 1992 hurricane. For the 1986 tropical storm, see Tropical Storm Andrew (1986). Hurricane Andrew Category 5 Hurricane (SSHS) Hurricane Andrew approaching the Bahamas and Florida as a Category 5 hurricane Formed …

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  • 94Future of the Royal Navy — At the beginning of the 1990s, the Royal Navy was a force designed for the Cold War with its three small aircraft carriers and a force of ASW frigates and destroyers, its main purpose was to search for and destroy Soviet submarines in the North… …

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  • 95Sea surface temperature — Weekly average sea surface temperature for the World Ocean during the first week of February 2011, during a period of La Niña …

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  • 96M242 Bushmaster — M242 redirects here. For the Israeli Jeep derivative, see AIL Storm#Storm II. M242 Bushmaster U. S. Army photograph Type Chain gun …

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  • 97Coastal management — This article is about coastal management aimed to prevent erosion and flooding. For broader management issues, see Integrated coastal zone management. Oosterscheldekering sea wall, the Netherlands. In some jurisdictions the terms sea defense and… …

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  • 98Weather buoy — operated by the NOAA National Data Buoy Center Weather buoys are instruments which collect …

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  • 99broadcasting — /brawd kas ting, kah sting/, n. 1. the act of transmitting speech, music, visual images, etc., as by radio or television. 2. radio or television as a business or profession: She s training for a career in broadcasting. [1920 25; BROADCAST + ING1] …

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  • 100Ireland — Irelander, n. /uyeur leuhnd/, n. 1. John, 1838 1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888 1918. 2. Also called Emerald Isle. Latin, Hibernia. a large western island of the British …

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