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  2. Magic string - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of some known incidents where use of a magic string has caused problems. In several different cases, motorists with personalized strings on their vehicle registration plates have received incorrect traffic tickets. In affected ticketing systems, when police officers would fill out a traffic ticket for a car with no ...

  3. List of killings by law enforcement officers in post ...

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    Police tailed the vehicle for one kilometer and approached the car for a search at a gas station. Noticing the officers, the motorist started the car to drive off. Without issuing commands, an officer ran alongside the moving vehicle and broke the window on the driver's side with his sidearm, causing an unintentional discharge that killed the ...

  4. Drill commands - Wikipedia

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    Drill commands are generally used with a group that is marching, most often in military foot drills or in a marching band. [1] [2] [3] Drill commands are usually heard in major events involving service personnel, reservists and veterans of a country's armed forces, and by extension, public security services and youth uniformed organizations.

  5. Glossary of baseball terms - Wikipedia

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    A fielder who "cuts off" a long throw to an important target. Often the shortstop, second baseman, or first baseman will be the "cut-off man" for a long throw from the outfield to third base or home plate. "Hit the cut-off man" is a common admonition from a coach.

  6. Glossary of climbing terms - Wikipedia

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    A A-grade Also aid climbing grade. The technical difficulty grading system for aid climbing (both for "original" and an adapted version for "new wave"), which goes: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and up to A6 (for "new wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread Abalakov thread Also V-thread. A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing. ABD Also assisted braking device. A term ...

  7. Law of the wall - Wikipedia

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    law of the wall, horizontal velocity near the wall with mixing length model. In fluid dynamics, the law of the wall (also known as the logarithmic law of the wall) states that the average velocity of a turbulent flow at a certain point is proportional to the logarithm of the distance from that point to the "wall", or the boundary of the fluid region.

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

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    An upright wall within the hull of a ship, particularly a watertight, load-bearing wall. bull ensign. Also boot ensign or George ensign. The senior ensign of a US Navy command (i.e., a ship, squadron or shore activity). bullseye A glass window above the captain's cabin to allow viewing of the sails above deck. bulward bulwark

  9. Plate theory - Wikipedia

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    The typical thickness to width ratio of a plate structure is less than 0.1. [citation needed] A plate theory takes advantage of this disparity in length scale to reduce the full three-dimensional solid mechanics problem to a two-dimensional problem. The aim of plate theory is to calculate the deformation and stresses in a plate subjected to loads.