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2. Should You Cover Your Outdoor Faucets In The Winter? An ... - AOL

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   December 12, 2024 at 11:00 PM. ... Not only are they easy to install, ... Even if your home or structure is equipped with frost-proof outdoor faucets, Paul Abrams, company spokesperson for Roto ...

3. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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   Silcock (and sillcock), same as "spigot", referring to a "cock" (as in stopcock and petcock) that penetrates a foundation sill. Bib ( bibcock , and hose bib or hosebibb ), usually a freeze-resistant version of a "spigot".

4. Garden hose - Wikipedia

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   Spigots or sillcocks have male hose connectors only, and the mating end of a hose has a captive nut which fits the threads there. The thread standard for garden hose connectors in the United States, its territories, and Canada is known colloquially as "garden hose thread" (GHT), but its official designation is NH ("National Hose"):

5. Tieback (geotechnical) - Wikipedia

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   Upon installation, tiebacks are tested and usually pre-loaded. In specific, a combination of proof tests and performance tests are performed on every job. Proof testing involves the application of successively larger loads on the tieback with a loading jack, allowing for the recording of a load-elongation curve according to gauge readings.

6. Frostproof, Florida - Wikipedia

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   Frostproof is located between two lakes: Lake Clinch and Lake Reedy. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km 2), all land.

7. 12-inch coast defense mortar - Wikipedia

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   The 12-inch coast defense mortar was a weapon of 12-inch (305 mm) caliber emplaced during the 1890s and early 20th century to defend US harbors from seaborne attack. [note 1] In 1886, when the Endicott Board set forth its initial plan for upgrading the coast defenses of the United States, it relied primarily on mortars, not guns, to defend American harbors.