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  2. Scupper - Wikipedia

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    Two scuppers cut into either side of this outdoor stairwell prevent water from building up and making the stairs slippery. A scupper is an opening in the side walls of a vessel or an open-air structure, which allows water to drain instead of pooling within the bulwark or gunwales of a vessel, or within the curbing or walls of a building. Ship's ...

  3. Canadair CL-415 - Wikipedia

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    The CL-415 has an updated cockpit, aerodynamics enhancements and changes to the water-release system as well, creating a modern firefighting amphibious flying boat for use in detecting and suppressing forest fires. Compared to the CL-215, the CL-415 has increased operating weight and speed, yielding improved productivity and performance.

  4. Bilge - Wikipedia

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    Water that does not drain off the side of the deck or through a hole in the hull, which it would typically do via a scupper, instead drains down into the ship into the bilge. This water may be from rough seas, rain, leaks in the hull or stuffing box, or other interior spillage. The collected water must be pumped out to prevent the bilge from ...

  5. Ground support equipment - Wikipedia

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    Passenger boarding stairs. Passenger boarding stairs, sometimes referred to as boarding ramps, stair car or aircraft steps, provide a mobile means to traverse between the aircraft doors and the ground. Because larger aircraft have door sills 5 to 20 feet (1.5 to 6.1 m) high, stairs facilitate safe boarding and deplaning.

  6. Watermen's stairs - Wikipedia

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    The Pelican Stairs next to the Prospect of Whitby pub in Wapping. Watermen's stairs were semipermanent structures that formed part of a complex transport network of public stairs, causeways and alleys in use from the 14th century to access the waters of the tidal River Thames in England.

  7. Leader head - Wikipedia

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    Copper Leader Head at Penn's Quadrangle, Philadelphia 1894 Copper Leader at Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in Philadelphia. The purpose of a leader head is to help transfer excess water from the roof onto downspouts, thus preventing the gutters from overflowing and water washing over the walls, which is a common occurrence in areas susceptible to heavy rain cycles.

  8. 'Extremely disturbing': High levels of heavy metals at ... - AOL

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    After a fire at a Monterey County battery storage facility, scientists say high levels of heavy metals were found at a nearby estuary, a home to endangered species.

  9. Earthship - Wikipedia

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    The water system with integrated flush toilet, as used in most earthships A scupper for collecting rainwater. Earthships are designed to catch all the water they need from the local environment. Water used in an Earthship is harvested from rain, snow, and condensation. Each inch of rain collected per square foot of water yields 2/3 gallons of ...