seagoing freight
41Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …
42Rhine River — German Rhein River, western Europe. Rising in the Swiss Alps, it flows north and west through western Germany to drain through the delta region of The Netherlands into the North Sea. It is 820 mi (1,319 km) long and navigable for 540 mi (870 km) …
43harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled harbor any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …
44technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
45Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System — The construction of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System was a massive undertaking involving tens of thousands of people often in extreme temperatures and conditions. Specialized construction techniques were pioneered to build the pipeline, most of… …
46Danube Commission (1948) — For earlier commissions governing the Danube River, see, see Danube River Commission (disambiguation). The Danube Commission is concerned with the maintenance and improvement of navigation conditions of the Danube River, from its source in… …
47Operation Sea Lion — Part of Western Front of the Second World War Operational scope …
48vessel — noun 1 ship/boat ADJECTIVE ▪ stranded, stricken ▪ seaworthy ▪ sailing, steam ▪ ocean going, seagoing …
49barge — c.1300, small seagoing vessel with sails, from O.Fr. barge, O.Prov. barca, from M.L. barga, perhaps from Celtic, or perhaps from L. *barica, from Gk. baris Egyptian boat, from Coptic bari small boat. Meaning flat bottomed freight boat dates from… …
