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21Railway semaphore signal — One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of inclination of a pivoted arm . Semaphore signals were patented in the early 1840s by… …
22Marine steam engine — Period cut away diagram of a triple expansion steam engine installation, circa 1918 A marine steam engine is a reciprocating steam engine that is used to power a ship or boat. Steam turbines and diesel engines largely replaced reciprocating steam …
23Community card poker — Texas hold em deals community cards Community card poker refers to any game of poker that uses community cards (also called shared cards or window cards ), which are cards dealt face up in the center of the table and shared by all players. In… …
24German railway signalling — Railway signals in Germany are regulated by the Eisenbahn Signalordnung (ESO, railway signalling rules). There are several signalling systems in use: History Reichsbahn Originally every rail company had its own signalling system. After these… …
25Order of Saint James of Altopascio — Medieval painting showing the hospital of Altopascio and some patients, with the coat of arms of the order (a white cross of tau on a golden field) above. The Order of Saint James of Altopascio (Italian: Ordine di San Giacomo d Altopascio or… …
26Krzyż Partyzancki — (Polish for Partisan Cross ) was a Polish military decoration, awarded to World War II partisans (part of resistance movement fighting in the contryside). It was introduced by the Council of Ministers on October 26, 1945. It was awarded to… …
27Clay High School (Portsmouth, Ohio) — Clay Junior Senior High School The District that Encourages the Child to Discover [1] Cognitiones Artes Habitus Virtutes Knowledge, Art, Character, and Virtue[ …
28crystal — crystallike, adj. /kris tl/, n., adj., v., crystaled, crystaling or (esp. Brit.) crystalled, crystalling. n. 1. a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice. 2. the transparent form of crystallized quartz. 3. Chem., Mineral. a solid body… …
29Crystal — /kris tl/, n. 1. a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis. 25,543. 2. a female given name. * * * I Any solid material whose atoms are arranged in a definite pattern and whose surface regularity reflects its internal symmetry. Each of a crystal s… …
30ankh — noun Etymology: Egyptian ‘nḫ live Date: 1888 a cross having a loop for its upper vertical arm and serving especially in ancient Egypt as an emblem of life …
