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Appearance of baleen hair in a whale's open mouth Cross-section of jaw showing bone a, gum b, rigid plate c and frayed baleen hairs d and e. Baleen is a filter-feeding system inside the mouths of baleen whales. To use baleen, the whale first opens its mouth underwater to take in water.
For some modern types of dinghies in sailing sports hand bailers can be obsolete when they are equipped with self bailers, sometimes also called automatic bailers. Self-bailing boats are shaped so that they will drain completely if filled with water; powered by the venturi effect and the motion of the boat, they are distinct from the powered bilge pumps used on non-self-bailing boats.
A marked increase or decrease in flow can create a rapid, "wash out" a rapid (decreasing the hazard), or make safe passage through previously navigable rapids more difficult or impossible. Flow rate is measured in volume per unit of time. The stream flow rate may be faster for different parts of a river, such as if there's an undercurrent. [2]
between wind and water The part of a ship's hull that is sometimes submerged and sometimes brought above water by the rolling of the vessel. bight 1. A loop in a rope or line – a hitch or knot tied "on the bight" is one tied in the middle of a rope, without access to the ends. [2] 2. An indentation in a coastline. bilander
Many mouthwashes contain alcohol, an ingredient that lowers pH and dries out the oral mucosa or the soft tissue that lines the walls of your inner mouth. This could lead to poor gum health over time.
Bailing (boardsports), process of falling off a board Bailing (boats) , the removal of water from a vessel Bailing Sport Park , in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan
Scattered across the New York City subway system, strewn between its millions of comers and goers, are thousands of long-term loiters, perpetual itinerants, and permanent subterranean residents.
One couldn’t keep itself up and didn’t move when an officer squeezed drops of water into its mouth. ... based anti-puppy-mill nonprofit Bailing Out Benji, regularly pores through travel ...