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111Luffing — For the forward edge of a sail, see parts of a sail. For other uses, see luff. In sailing, luffing refers to when a sailing vessel is steered far enough toward the direction of the wind ( windward ), or the sheet controlling a sail is eased so… …
112yacht — yachty, adj. /yot/, n. 1. a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes. v.i. 2. to sail, voyage, or race in a yacht. [1550 60; < early D jaght, short for jaghtschip hunting ship, equiv. to D jacht hunt (deriv. of… …
113fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …
114Aegean civilizations — The Bronze Age civilizations that arose and flourished с 3000–1000 BC in the region bordering the Aegean Sea. They included Crete, the Cyclades, the Greek mainland south from Thessaly, including the Peloponnese, and Macedonia, Thrace, and western …
115Hernando de Soto — Hernando De Soto † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hernando De Soto Explorer and conqueror, born at Villanueva de la Serena, Badajoz, Spain, 1496 or 1500; died on the banks of the Mississippi the latter part of June, 1542. He was given… …
116Statue of Liberty — For other uses, see Statue of Liberty (disambiguation). Statue of Liberty Locat …
117George B. McClellan — Infobox Officeholder name = George Brinton McClellan imagesize = small caption = George B. McClellan, portrait by Mathew Brady, 1861 order = 24th office = Governor of New Jersey term start = January 15, 1878 term end = January 18, 1881… …
118USS Iowa (BB-61) — ( The Big Stick ) was the lead ship of her class of battleship, and was the fourth ship of in the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 29th state. Iowa is the only ship of the class to have served a combat tour in the Atlantic Ocean… …
119Petitcodiac River — Petitcodiac River …
120Junk Rig — The Junk rig, also known as the Chinese lugsail and Sampan rig, is a type of sail rig in which rigid members, called battens, span the full width of the sail and extend the sail forward of the mast. [Hasler MacLeod, Practical Junk Rig , Tiller… …
