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  2. Half-pipe - Wikipedia

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    Large (high amplitude) half-pipes make possible many of the aerial tricks in BMX, skating and skateboarding. For winter sports such as freestyle skiing and snowboarding, a half-pipe can be dug out of the ground or snow perhaps combined with snow buildup. The plane of the transition is oriented downhill at a slight grade to allow riders to use ...

  3. Dugout (shelter) - Wikipedia

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    Dugout home near Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940 Coober Pedy dugout, Australia. A dugout or dug-out, also known as a pit-house or earth lodge, is a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground. Dugouts can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, or dug into a ...

  4. Zemlyanka - Wikipedia

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    A Zemlyanka model, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem Zemlyanka (Russian, Ukrainian: землянка, Belarusian: зямлянка. Czech: zemnice, Polish: ziemianka, Slovak: zemľanka) is a North Slavic name for a dugout or earth-house which was used to provide shelter for humans or domestic animals as well as for food storage.

  5. Half-pipe skiing - Wikipedia

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    Half-pipe skiing is the sport of riding snow skis on a half-pipe. Competitors perform a series of tricks while going down the pipe. Competitors perform a series of tricks while going down the pipe. The current world record for highest jump in a half-pipe is held by Joffrey Pollet-Villard , with 26 feet 3 inches (8.00 metres). [ 1 ]

  6. Dugout - Wikipedia

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    In bat-and-ball sports, a dugout is one of two areas where players of the home or opposing teams sit when not at bat or in the field Dugout (baseball), a covered shelter near the diamond; Dugout (cricket), an area at either end of the field; In association football, the technical area contains the dugouts

  7. Heaven Is a Halfpipe - Wikipedia

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    "Heaven Is a Halfpipe" (also known as "Heaven Is a Halfpipe (If I Die)" [4]) is a song by American rock band OPM. It was included on their debut studio album, Menace to Sobriety (2000), and was released on June 27, 2000, as its lead single.

  8. Aboriginal dugout canoe - Wikipedia

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    Aboriginal dugout canoes were a significant advancement in canoe technology. Dugout canoes may have been stronger, faster, and more efficient than previous types of bark canoes . The Australian Aboriginal peoples ' use of these canoes brought about many changes to both their hunting practices and society.

  9. List of sports films - Wikipedia

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    Documents the epic rivalry between half-pipe legends Shaun White and Kevin Pearce. Sumo wrestling. Title Year ... Dugout Videos: Baseball Films; Hall of Fame for ...