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  2. Water pouring puzzle - Wikipedia

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    Water pouring puzzles (also called water jug problems, decanting problems, [1] [2] measuring puzzles, or Die Hard with a Vengeance puzzles) are a class of puzzle involving a finite collection of water jugs of known integer capacities (in terms of a liquid measure such as liters or gallons). Initially each jug contains a known integer volume of ...

  3. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution. These include: Any conventional abbreviations found in a standard dictionary, such as:

  4. Category:Tall ships - Wikipedia

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    A tall ship is a large traditionally rigged sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques.For the purposes of this category, tall ship will refer to those vessels rated as class "B" or above (Fore and aft rigged vessels between 100 and 160 feet (30 and 49 meters) in length, and all square-rigged vessels).

  5. Tall ship - Wikipedia

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    A tall ship from above anchored off of Newlyn in Cornwall Group of "tall ships" at Hanse Sail 2010. A tall ship is a large, traditionally-rigged sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques. "Tall ship" can also be defined more specifically by an organization, such as for a race or ...

  6. Copper sheathing - Wikipedia

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    The metal sheathing of Cutty Sark, made from the copper alloy Muntz metal. Copper sheathing is a method for protecting the hull of a wooden vessel from attack by shipworm, barnacles and other marine growth through the use of copper plates affixed to the surface of the hull, below the waterline.

  7. Category:Tall ships of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Tall ships of the United Kingdom" ... Wyvern (vessel) Z. Zebu (ship) This page was last edited on 24 September 2023, at 20:07 ...

  8. Cryptic crossword - Wikipedia

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    A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.

  9. Iron-hulled sailing ship - Wikipedia

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    The five-masted Preussen was the largest ship-rigged sailing ship ever built, measuring 5,081 GRT.. Iron-hulled sailing ships were mainly built from the 1870s to 1900, when steamships began to outpace them economically, due to their ability to keep a schedule regardless of the wind.