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  2. Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) - Wikipedia

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    4. : The left side of a ship or vessel when facing forward (formerly larboard). Denoted with a red light at night. [2] 5. Toward the left-hand side of the ship when facing forward (formerly "to larboard "). 6. : A sweep rower who rows with one oar on one side of a boat and primarily on the port (left) side of the boat.

  3. Charge (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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    Woodcock sheds some light on the matter, stating that earlier writers such as Leigh, Holme and Guillim proposed that "honourable ordinaries" should occupy one-third of the field, while later writers such as Edmondson favoured one-fifth, "on the grounds that a bend, pale, or chevron occupying one-third of the field makes the coat look clumsy and ...

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    1. A position half way along the length of a ship or boat. [13] 2. A position half way between the port and starboard sides of a ship or boat, as in "helm amidships", when the rudder is in line with the keel. [13] ammunition ship A naval auxiliary ship specifically configured to carry ammunition, usually for combatant ships and aircraft.

  5. List of human positions - Wikipedia

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    Log (15%) – lying on one's side with the arms down the side. Yearner (13%) – sleeping on one's side with the arms in front. Soldier (8%) – on one's back with the arms pinned to the sides. Freefall (7%) – on one's front with the arms around the pillow and the head tilted to one side. Starfish (5%) – on one's back with the arms around ...

  6. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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    Half-hipped (clipped gable, jerkinhead [7]): A combination of a gable and a hip roof (pitched roof without changes to the walls) with the hipped part at the top and the gable section lower down. Dutch gable, gablet : A hybrid of hipped and gable with the gable (wall) at the top and hipped lower down; i.e. the opposite arrangement to the half ...

  7. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    One young girl with a drug addiction died after collapsing on Day Three. The girl’s parents had taken out a $25,000 loan to pay for the program. Dr. McLellan, of the Treatment Research Institute, recalled a prominent facility he encountered in 2014 that made addicts wear diapers if they violated its rules.

  8. Hellenistic-era warships - Wikipedia

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    According to another, there were one and a half files of oarsmen on each side, with the additional half file placed amidships, where the hull was wide enough to accommodate them. [63] In this view, they could have had 15 oars on each side, with a full file of ten and a half file of five or instead the middle oars may have been double-manned. [66]

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