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  • 1Cruising for Bruising — Single Cover Single by Basia from the album London Warsaw New York Released 1990 …

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  • 2Smooth Talk — Infobox Film name = Smooth Talk caption = DVD cover for Smooth Talk director = Joyce Chopra writer = Tom Cole (screenplay) Joyce Carol Oates (original short story) starring = Laura Dern Treat Williams producer = Martin Rosen music = Russ Kunkel… …

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  • 3Close-ratio transmission — A close ratio transmission is a transmission in which there is little difference between the gear ratios of the gears. Consequently, note that the word close implies near , not shut. The gear ratio numbers are in a smaller numeric range, hence… …

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  • 4Spinnaker — For other uses, see Spinnaker (disambiguation). Bear of Britain, a Farr 52 with masthead spinnaker in front of Calshot Spit A spinnaker is a special type of sail that is designed specifically for sailing off the wind from a reaching course to a… …

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  • 5de Havilland Mosquito — DH.98 Mosquito The Mosquito B Mk XVI ML963 of 571 Squadron this aircraft was lost on an operation to Berlin in April 1945 …

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  • 6Sailing — is the art of controlling a sailing vessel. By changing the rigging, rudder and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat. Mastery of the skill requires… …

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  • 7ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …

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  • 8Hull (watercraft) — Half hull of the 46 gun ship of the line Tigre, build from 1724 in Toulon after plans by Blaise Coulomb A hull is the watertight body of a ship or boat. Above the hull is the superstructure and/or deckhouse, where present. The line where the hull …

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  • 9Trailer sailer — A trailer sailer is a small yacht or large dinghy style of sailboat that is moved to sailing locations and stored on a road trailer. It is neither a Day sailer or a Pocket cruiser but may be used for either purpose depending upon design… …

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  • 10SR-71 Blackbird — infobox Aircraft name = SR 71 Blackbird caption =An SR 71B Trainer over the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California in 1994. Note second cockpit is raised for the instructor. type = Strategic Reconnaissance manufacturer = Lockheed Skunk Works… …

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