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The chestnut-fronted macaw or severe macaw (Ara severus) is one of the largest of the mini-macaws. It reaches a size of around 45 cm (18 in) of which around half is the length of the tail. They can be found over a large part of Northern South America from Panama south into Amazonian Brazil and central Bolivia. A feral population is found in ...
Springing as a nautical term refers to global (vertical) resonant hull girder vibrations induced by continuous wave loading.When the global hull girder vibrations occur as a result of an impulsive wave loading, for example a wave slam at the bow (bow-slamming) or stern (stern-slamming), the phenomenon is denoted by the term whipping.
Aftercastle of the frigate Méduse, as seen from the deck Galleon showing both a forecastle (left) and aftercastle (right) Stern of a replica 17th-century galleon. The aftercastle [pronunciation?] (or sterncastle, sometimes aftcastle) is the stern structure behind the mizzenmast and above the transom on large sailing ships, such as carracks, caravels, galleons and galleasses. [1]
Stern: the rear of a ship (opposite of "bow"). [1] Topside: the top portion of the outer surface of a ship on each side above the waterline. [1] Underdeck: a lower deck of a ship. [21] Yardarm: an end of a yard spar below a sail. Waterline: where the water surface meets the ship's hull. Weather: side or direction from which wind blows (same as ...
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Mending fences. Howard Stern moved on from his feud with David Letterman, and now he is opening up about what was behind their spat.. Celebrity Feuds: The Biggest Ever! “I was just a young man ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2025. Back or aft-most part of a ship or boat For other uses, see Stern (disambiguation). Detailed schematic of an elliptical or "fantail" stern The flat transom stern of the cargo ship Sichem Princess Marie-Chantal The stern is the back or aft -most part of a ship or boat, technically defined ...
Vertical transom and stern of a modern cargo ship. In some boats and ships, a transom is the aft transverse surface of the hull that forms the stern of a vessel. Historically, they are a development from the canoe stern (or "double-ender") wherein which both bow and stern are pointed. Transoms add both strength and width to the stern.