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barge
barge large boat, generally flat-bottomed, used for transporting goods. Most barges on inland waterways are towed, but some river barges are self-propelled. There are also sailing barges. On the Great Lakes and in the American coastal trade, huge steel barges are used for transporting bulk cargoes... Read more |
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tug
tug, a specially designed vessel which tows other vessels, or dumb barges, though it pushes them, too. In the West the earliest known ones were paddle-wheel boats, and among the first to use steam propulsion were two Royal Navy tugs, the Comet and Monkey. These were purchased in 1822 and were... Read more |
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Wear
Wear , river, c.65 mi (100 km) long, rising in the Pennines in County Durham, NE England, and flowing to the North Sea at Sunderland. Navigable for barges to Durham city, the river waters a rich agricultural area. The lower Wear passes through an industrial region.... Read more |
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Martha Washington
The Role of First Lady: Martha Washington to Laura Bush Betty Boyd Caroli EVEN before the federal capital was permanently situated on the Potomac, the president's wife had become a public personage. Martha Washington arrived in New York City one month after her... Read more |
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Ra
Ra or Re , in Egyptian religion , sun god, one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt. Ra was chief of the cosmic deities and was sometimes called the creator and father of all things. Early Egyptian kings alleged descent from him and added his name to their own royal titles. Ra had... Read more |
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Kirby Corp
Kirby Corporation 55 Waugh Drive, Suite 1000Houston, Texas 77007U.S.A.Telephone: (713) 435-1000Fax: (713) 435-1010Web site: http://www.kmtc.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1969 as Kirby Jamaica, Inc.Employees: 2,425Sales: $613.5million (2003)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol: KEXNAIC:... Read more |
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Fort Madison
Fort Madison city (1990 pop. 11,618), seat of Lee co., SE Iowa, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1838. Fort Madison, a U.S. trading post, was established in 1808 as the first fort west of the Mississippi; it was named for James Madison, then President. The city is a river port for barge traffic as... Read more |
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keel
keel. 1. The lowest and principal timber of a wooden ship, or the lowest continuous line of plates of a steel or iron ship, which extend the whole length of the vessel and to which the stem, sternpost, and ribs or timbers of the vessel are attached. It could be called the backbone of the ship and... Read more |
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Morgan City
Morgan City city (1990 pop. 14,531), St. Mary parish, S La., a fishing port on the Atchafalaya River (connected to the Intracoastal Waterway ); inc. 1860 as Brasher, renamed 1876. The city is headquarters for offshore petroleum drilling and has oil and gas wells. Also in Morgan City are shipyards,... Read more |
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