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  2. Gull wing - Wikipedia

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    The gull wing, also known as Polish wing or Puławski wing, is an aircraft wing configuration with a prominent bend in the wing inner section towards the wing root. Its name is derived from the seabirds which it resembles and from the Polish aircraft designer Zygmunt Puławski who started using this design in his planes.

  3. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A A-1 First class abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so ...

  4. Root cellar - Wikipedia

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    A root cellar (American and Canadian English), fruit cellar (Mid-Western American English) or earth cellar (British English) is a structure, usually underground [1] or partially underground, [1] used for storage of vegetables, fruits, nuts, or other foods.

  5. Wing configuration - Wikipedia

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    Gull wing: sharp dihedral on the wing root section, little or none on the main section, as on the PZL P.11 fighter. Sometimes used to improve visibility forwards and upwards and may be used as the upper wing on a biplane as on the Polikarpov I-153. Inverted gull wing: anhedral on the root section, dihedral on the main section. The opposite of a ...

  6. List of religious slurs - Wikipedia

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    The term derives from preachers thumping their hands down on the Bible, or thumping the Bible itself, to emphasize a point during a sermon. The term's target domain is broad and can often extend to anyone engaged in a public show of religion, fundamentalist or not. The term is frequently used in English-speaking countries. [4] Cafeteria Christian

  7. ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers for NYT's Tricky ... - AOL

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    We mean it. Read no further until you really want some clues or you've completely given up and want the answers ASAP. Get ready for all of the NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #189 on ...

  8. Gull-wing - Wikipedia

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    Gull wing, a format for leads of a small outline integrated circuit Gull-wing deformity of erosive osteoarthritis The Gullwings (Japanese: カモメ団 , romanized: Kamome Dan , lit.

  9. Dihedral (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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    Longitudinal dihedral is the difference between the angle of incidence of the wing root chord and angle of incidence of the horizontal tail root chord. Longitudinal dihedral can also mean the angle between the zero-lift axis of the wing and the zero-lift axis of the horizontal tail instead of between the root chords of the two surfaces. This is ...