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11Powered exoskeleton — The exhibit future soldier , designed by the US Army A powered exoskeleton, also known as powered armor, or exoframe, is a powered mobile machine consisting primarily of an exoskeleton like framework worn by a person and a power supply that… …
12Wind tunnel — A wind tunnel is a research tool developed to assist with studying the effects of air moving over or around solid objects.Ways that wind speed and flow are measured in wind tunnels: * Threads can be attached to the surface of study objects to… …
13wind farm — noun a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity • Syn: ↑wind park, ↑wind energy facility • Hypernyms: ↑power station, ↑power plant, ↑powerhouse • Part Meronyms: ↑ …
14Wind-up toy — A wind up toy is any toy that is powered by a spring that is tightened by turning it. After release, the spring tries to get in its original, untightened position, and makes the small toy go as well.… …
15Wind Point Light — Infobox Lighthouse caption = Wind Point Lighthouse location = Wind Point, Wisconsin coordinates = coord|42|46|52|N|87|45|30.2|W|region:US type:landmark yearlit = 1880 automated = 1964 yeardeactivated = foundation = construction = brick,… …
16Wind class icebreaker — The Wind class icebreakers were a line of diesel electric powered icebreakers in service with the US Navy, United States Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Coast Guard and Soviet Navy from 1944 through the late 1970 s. Considered the most …
17Sailing faster than the wind — Devices that are powered by sails (such as sailboats, iceboats and sand yachts) can sail (that is, advance over the surface) faster than the wind.[1] Such devices cannot do this when sailing dead downwind using simple square sails that are set… …
18Cedar Creek Wind Farm — The Cedar Creek Wind Farm is a 274 wind turbine facility located 13km (8 miles) east of Grover in north central Weld County, Colorado, which became fully operational in January 2008. The 300.5 megawatt (MW) wind power installation was completed… …
19Enron Wind — Systems, part of the Enron group, were manufacturers of wind turbines. The group was formed after the acquisition [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9506EFDD1039F934A35752C0A961958260 NY Times Zond acquisition] ] in January 1997 of …
20Unconventional wind turbines — Wind turbines History Design Manufacturers Unconventional As of 2010, the most common type of wind turbine is the three bladed horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT). This article deals with various types of wind turbine that differ from the… …
