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  • 1pitching niblick — Golf. a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a pitcher but less slope than a niblick. Also called number eight iron. * * * …

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  • 2pitching niblick — noun : an iron golf club with a loft between those of a pitcher and a niblick called also number 8 iron; see iron illustration * * * Golf. a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a pitcher but less slope than a niblick.… …

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  • 3pitching — /ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/ (say piching) noun a stone facing laid on an earth slope, as on a dam, to prevent erosion. {pitch1 + ing1} …

  • 4Optical landing system — The Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System of Charles de Gaulle An optical landing system (OLS) (nicknamed meatball or simply, Ball ) is used to give glidepath information to pilots in the terminal phase of landing on an aircraft carrier.[1] From… …

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  • 5Golfplatz Oberkirch — Golfpark Oberkirch 9. Loch mit Clubhaus …

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  • 6pitch — pitch1 pitchable, adj. /pich/, v.t. 1. to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like). 2. to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position. 3. to throw, fling, hurl, or toss. 4. Baseball. a. to deliver or serve (the ball) to the… …

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  • 7Sensory illusions in aviation — Because human senses are adapted for use on the ground, navigating by sensory input alone during flight can be dangerous: sensory input does not always accurately reflect the movement of the aircraft, causing sensory illusions. These illusions… …

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  • 8pitch — I [[t]pɪtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like) 2) to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position 3) to throw, fling, hurl, or toss 4) spo baseball a) to deliver or serve (the ball) to the batter b) spo to… …

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  • 9coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …

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  • 10pitch — I. /pɪtʃ / (say pich) verb (t) 1. to set up or erect (a tent, camp, etc.). 2. to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position (as cricket stumps, etc.). 3. to set or aim at a certain point, degree, level, etc.: he pitched his hopes …