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  • 31Gibbs, William Francis — born Aug. 24, 1886, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. died Sept. 6, 1967, New York, N.Y. U.S. naval architect. He initially studied law but turned to naval architecture, studying for a year in seclusion, and with his brother Frederick H. Gibbs designed a… …

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  • 32renovate — See recondition. See recondition, renovate …

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  • 33reclaim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. redeem, restore, reform, recover, retrieve; tame. See restoration, atonement. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To bring into usable condition] Syn. rescue, restore, work over, regenerate, redeem, recondition …

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  • 34refurbish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. redecorate, renovate (see restoration). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. renovate, restore, fix up*; see redecorate , renew 1 , repair . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. renovate, fix up, freshen up, brighten …

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  • 35rehabilitate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. restore, reinstate, reestablish. See restoration. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. restore, reestablish, recondition, reeducate; see improve 1 , reform 1 , 2 , renew 1 , restore 3 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 36rejuvenate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. renew, refresh, reinvigorate. See youth, restoration. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reinvigorate, restore, breathe New life into, make youthful; see renew 1 , strengthen . See Synonym Study at renew . III… …

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  • 37repair — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. betake oneself, go; mend, renovate, restore; amend, remedy. See travel. n. restoration, renovation, mending, redress. See atonement. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reconstruction, adjustment, improvement,… …

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  • 38rehabilitation — 1. The processing, usually in a relatively quiet area, of units or individuals recently withdrawn from combat or arduous duty, during which units recondition equipment and are rested, furnished special facilities, filled up with replacements,… …

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  • 39HMS Victory — is a first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built between 1759 and 1765, and most famous as Lord Nelson s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar. She is the oldest naval ship still in commission. She sits in dry dock in Portsmouth, England… …

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  • 40Radiosonde — A GPS sonde, approx 220 × 80 ×75 mm (8.7 × 3.1 × 3 in) (with grounding station in background, used to perform a ground check and also recondition the humidity sensor) A radiosonde (Sonde is French for probe) is a unit for use in weather balloons… …

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