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skiff
skiff, in maritime terms a ship's working boat during the days of sail. It was usually a small clinker-built boat pulling one or two pairs of oars, used for small errands around a ship when it was in harbour. They should not be confused with the light pleasure craft used on rivers and inland... Read more |
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boat
boat small, open nautical vessel propelled by sail, oar, pole, paddle, or motor. The use of the term boat for larger vessels, although common, is somewhat improper, but the line between boats and ships is not easy to draw. A number of special types of boat are generally referred to by their... Read more |
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Pleasure boats
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PT boat
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Paddle
Paddle Background A paddle is an implement for manually moving and guiding a small boat. A paddle consists of a shaft with a broad flat surface, called a blade, on one or both ends. The area where the blade joins or tapers into the shaft is called the throat. Paddles differ... Read more |
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caique
caique, from the Turkish kaik, a boat or skiff. 1. In its strict meaning it refers to the light boats propelled by one or two oars and used in Turkish waters, particularly the Bosporus, but it was also used as a term for the sultan's ceremonial barge when he went by water to a mosque or to his... Read more |
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pintle
pintle, a vertical metal pin attached to the leading edge of the rudder of a small boat. Normally two pintles are fitted to such a rudder, and they drop into gudgeons, or rings, fixed to the boat's stern, when the rudder is placed, or hung, in position. This method of hanging a rudder allows it to... Read more |
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George Washington De Long
George Washington De Long , 1844-81, American arctic explorer, b. New York City, grad. Annapolis, 1865. In 1873 he was assigned to the Juniata, which was sent to the arctic to search for C. F. Hall 's expedition on the Polaris. In 1879, backed by the younger James Gordon Bennett and under the... Read more |
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hydroplane
hydroplane small, high-powered racing boat designed to skim along the surface of the water. Its hull is so shaped that at high speeds the bow is tilted up out of the water, reducing the effect of frictional drag. Hydroplanes are commonly powered by outboard motors.... Read more |
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Residents' Habits Must Change to Clean Up Water, San Diego-Area Officials Say.
...cities and county of San Diego took up the task of...point sources, in water quality jargon...weeds choking the life out of the Agua Hedionda...up." The city of San Diego has one of the more...offense." Poway and ... |
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California American Water Reminds San Diego County Customers to Continue...
...continued wise water use despite the...all of its San Diego County customers...lifted by the San Diego County Water Authority...San Diego, wise water use must be a permanent ... |
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California American Water Encourages San Diego County Customers to Continue...
California American Water said it is encouraging all of its San Diego County customers to continue...have been lifted by the San Diego County Water Authority...must be a permanent way of life for our ... |
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CITY OF SAN DIEGO WATER DEPARTMENT HONORED WITH CALIFORNIA'S PRESTIGIOUS FLEX...
...Diego Department of Water issued the following...recognized the City of San Diego Water Department as...Saturday, May 5 at the San Francisco Concourse...The City of San Diego ... |
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Plan to Tug Northern California Water to San Diego Swims against the Tide.
...has sparked some inventive water ventures, most of which...them through the ocean to San Diego. Can this idea hold water...cheaper ways to get water for San Diego," said John Dickerson...Koogle, a carpenter ... |
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EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Completes Mechanical Installation Project at San...
...piping and equipment installation work on a water treatment plant for the San Diego County Water Authority. San Diego's Twin Oaks Valley Water Treatment Plant...and facilities services. EMCOR gives ... |
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San Diego County Water Authority Executes $627 Million Bond Sale.
...Rates Provide Millions in Savings to Ratepayers SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego County Water Authority on Wednesday successfully completed bond...financing costs on a present value basis over the life of the bonds. The sale, ... |
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San Diego County Water Authority Executes $94.5 Million Senior Lien Bond Sale.
...5.2 million, reducing financing costs for water reliability projects SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego County Water Authority this week completed a...million on a present-value basis over the life of the bonds. The ... |
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San Diego County Water Agency Will Price $639M, Including BABs.(The Regions)
...The San Diego County Water Authority, California...will finance raising the San Vicente Dam in San Diego County. The authority...Utility District in the San Francisco Bay Area are...subsidies continue for ... |
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San Diego County Water Authority Selects RMJ Technologies for GPS Vehicle...
...that the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) has...efficiency of fleet operations. San Diego, CA (Vocus) October 16...announced today that the San Diego County Water Authority...economy ... |
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