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  2. Glossary of chess - Wikipedia

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    hole A square that is inside or near a player's territory that cannot be controlled by a pawn. It is a gap in a player's pawn configuration, and especially dangerous when the hole is close to the center or near the king. A knight landing on a hole may be part of an attack. An example of a hole is e4 in the Stonewall Attack. [201] home rank

  3. Glossary of cue sports terms - Wikipedia

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    The following is a glossary of traditional English-language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool, which denotes a host of games played on a table with six pockets; and snooker, played on a large pocket table, and which has a sport culture unto itself distinct from pool.

  4. Quinzhee - Wikipedia

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    A small hole for air circulation should be poked through the ceiling. To avoid dripping melt-water, irregular or bumpy surfaces can be smoothed to direct the flow of water down the walls to gather around the edges. A non-airtight fabric door cover will minimize the amount of cold air coming into the quinzhee.

  5. Circle packing - Wikipedia

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    The most efficient way to pack different-sized circles together is not obvious. In geometry, circle packing is the study of the arrangement of circles (of equal or varying sizes) on a given surface such that no overlapping occurs and so that no circle can be enlarged without creating an overlap.

  6. Glossary of caving and speleology - Wikipedia

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    Someone who explores caves as a hobby, [2] a synonym for caver Spelunking. Main article: Spelunking. Exploring caves as a hobby, [2] a synonym for caving Squeeze A tight passage. Stygofauna. Main article: Stygofauna. Small aquatic animals living in caves and aquifers. Sump. Main article: Sump (cave) A cave that is submerged under water.

  7. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    Area or basement area In Georgian architecture, the small paved yard giving entry, via "area steps", to the basement floor at the front of a terraced house. Arris A sharp edge created when two surfaces converge; this includes the raised edge between two flutes on a column or pilaster, if that edge is sharp. Arris Rail

  8. Engineering drawing abbreviations and symbols - Wikipedia

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    Similar to THRU. Sometimes used on hole dimensions for clarity to denote that the hole extends through multiple open space features as it goes through the whole workpiece. [7] TIR: total indicator reading; total indicated run-out: For measurements of eccentricity and other deviations from nominal geometry TOS: top of steel: TOL: tolerance ...

  9. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    hole-in-the-wall automated teller machine, cash machine (informal) a small, out-of-the-way place, as a restaurant, with a negative connotation. However, often used to preface a compliment, e.g. "just a hole-in-the-wall place you've never heard of, but they serve the best steak in the city." holiday see Bank holiday