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  • 41Fly system — Fly loft of the Theater Bielefeld in Germany A fly system, flying system or theatrical rigging system, is a system of lines (e.g. ropes), blocks (pulleys), counterweights and related devices within a theatre that enable a stage crew to quickly,… …

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  • 42BB gun — BB guns are a type of air gun designed to shoot projectiles called BB after the Birdshot pellet of approximately the same size. These projectiles are usually spherical but can also be pointed; those are usually used for bird hunting. Modern day… …

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  • 43Clinker (boat building) — A Viking longship, displaying the overlapping planks that characterize clinker construction. Clinker building is a method of constructing hulls of boats and ships by fixing wooden planks and, in the early nineteenth century, iron plates to each… …

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  • 44Automotive design terminology — A glossary of terms as relating to automotive design.Some terms may be found at car body style. NOTOC 0 9;1 box form: A categorization based on overall form design using rough rectangle volumes. In the case of the 1 box, it is a single continuous …

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  • 45Tool and die maker — Not to be confused with tap and die. Tool and die makers are workers in the manufacturing industry who make jigs, fixtures, dies, molds, machine tools, cutting tools (such as milling cutters and form tools), gauges, and other tools used in… …

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  • 46Earth Watchers Center — (EWC) is a non profit environmental organization in Iran which has been officially functioning since September 2002. EWC s aim is to help reduce the existing environmental problems and to preserve the Earth’s heritage through raising public… …

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  • 47Gas check — A gas check is a device used in some types of firearms ammunition. Gas checks are used when non jacketed bullets are used in high pressure cartridges, to prevent the buildup of lead in the barrel and aid in accuracy.cite web… …

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  • 48Swageless terminal — Unlike a swage terminal which requires a special press, roller die or rotary hammer machine to crimp it onto a wire, a swageless terminal can be attached with no more than a pair of spanners. This makes them very useful if the wire assembly must… …

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  • 49swager — 1881, agent noun from SWAGE (Cf. swage) …

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  • 50swaged — sweɪdÊ’ n. tool used for shaping cold metal; die or stamp used to shape metal with a hammer; swage block, perforated metal block for creating metal shapes that are difficult to make using an anvil v. shape or bend metal by means of a swage …

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