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1Sluice — A sluice gate. Sluice gate located on the …
2USS Spuyten Duyvil (1864) — During the American Civil War, the Union Navy suffered heavy losses from the explosion of Confederate torpedoes. This experience prompted the Union Navy to design and build vessels capable of using this new weapon. One effort along this line… …
3George Jennings — (10 November 1810 ndash;17 April 1882) was an English sanitary engineer and plumber who invented the first public toilets. Josiah George Jennings was born on 10 November 1810 in Eling, at the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire. He was the eldest …
4Lock (water transport) — Canal lock and lock keeper s cottage on the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal at Marsworth in Hertfordshire, England …
5Floodgate — Tokyo floodgates created to protect from typhoon surges Floodgates are adjustable gates used to control water flow in flood barriers, reservoir, river, stream, or levee systems. They may be designed to set spillway crest heights in dams, to… …
6India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
7Professional diving — Hardhat diving redirects here. Often, hardhat diving is used to specifically mean diving in the old type Standard diving dress. A US Navy diver at work. The umbilical supplying air from the surface is clearly visible Professional diving is a type …
8Sidrapong Hydel Power Station — Located at the foot hills of Arya Tea Estate at an altitude of 3,600 ft and 12 km from Darjeeling Town via Bloomfield Tea Estate; Sidrapong Hydel Power Station is the oldest Hydel Power Station or hydroelectric power plant in… …
9Flood control in the Netherlands — Without dikes, this part of the Netherlands would be flooded …
