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  2. Figure 8 - Wikipedia

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    Figure 8, shape from which compulsory figures in ice skating are derived; Figure 8, a riding figure used in the training of horses; Figure-eight, type of noseband; Figure eight turn, man overboard rescue turn in sailing; Figure 8 (belay device), a piece of rock climbing equipment; Figure of 8, figure in English country dance

  3. Glossary of shapes with metaphorical names - Wikipedia

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    Hourglass shape or hourglass figure, the one that resembles an hourglass; nearly symmetric shape wide at its ends and narrow in the middle; some flat shapes may be alternatively compared to the figure eight or hourglass

  4. Figure 8 (climbing) - Wikipedia

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    The figure 8 belay device is a piece of metal (usually an aluminum alloy) in the shape of an 8 with one large end and one small end. Usage High ...

  5. Riding figures - Wikipedia

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    Figure-8. As the name suggests, the rider performs a figure-8 in the arena. It is useful in that it may be used to change direction, and is also used as a training tool. This figure is usually ridden as the shape of two 20-meter circles, rather than having any straight sections to it, as the horse then has the benefit of the bending on the circles.

  6. Figure-eight knot - Wikipedia

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    The figure-eight bend knot is used to "splice" together two ropes, not necessarily of equal diameter. This knot is tied starting with a loose figure-eight knot on one rope (the larger-diameter one if unequal), and threading of the other rope's running end through the first figure eight, starting at the first figure-eight's running end and ...

  7. 8 - Wikipedia

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    Figure 8 is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, released in the year 2000, [80] an album released by Julia Darling in 1999, [81] and an album released by Outasight in 2011. [82] Ming Hao from the k-pop group Seventeen goes by the name "The8". [83] "8 (circle)" is the eighth song on the album 22, A Million by the American ...

  8. Glossary of board games - Wikipedia

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    An enemy piece is a piece in the same army or set of pieces controlled by the opponent; or, in a multiplayer game, a piece controlled by the partner of an opponent. Engine-building A board game genre and gameplay mechanic that involves adding and modifying combinations of abilities or resources to assemble a virtuous circle of increasingly ...

  9. Flemish bend - Wikipedia

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    The Flemish bend, also known as a figure eight bend, a rewoven figure eight is a knot for joining two ropes of roughly similar size. A loose figure-eight knot is tied in the end of one rope. The second rope is now threaded backwards parallel to the first rope.