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  • 1Beam (nautical) — The beam of a ship is its width at the widest point, or at the mid point of its length. Generally speaking, the wider the beam of a ship (or boat), the more initial stability it has, at expense of reserve stability in the event of a capsize,… …

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  • 2Watercraft rowing — Rowing in the Amstel River by a student rowing club. Watercraft rowing is the act of propelling a boat using the motion of oars in the water. The difference between paddling and rowing is that with rowing the oars have a mechanical connection… …

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  • 3Coastal and offshore rowing — Not to be confused with Ocean rowing which involves crossing entire oceans. A Cornish pilot gig, a six crew boat returning from a race at Falmouth in Cornwall. Coastal and offshore rowing is a type of rowing performed at sea. Due to the harsher… …

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  • 4bank — I. n. 1. Mound, knoll, rising ground, heap, pile, tumulus, dike. 2. Shore, brim, brink, margin, marge, border, bound, rim, rivage. 3. Shoal, shallow, bar, sandbank, syrtis. 4. Bench, thwart, beam, rowing beam. 5. Row, tier, course. 6. Banking… …

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  • 5China at the 2008 Summer Olympics — China at the Olympic Games Flag of the P …

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  • 6Dragon boat — This article is about Dragon boats and racing. For the festivals and holidays associated with dragon boats, see Duanwu Festival. Dragon boat Traditional Chinese 龍舟 Simplified Chinese 龙舟 …

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  • 7Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram — Developer(s) Sega AM3 Sega AM2 (XBLA port) Publisher(s) …

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  • 8Mexico at the 2011 Pan American Games — Mexico at the Pan American Games Flag of Mexico …

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  • 9ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …

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  • 10Chronological summary of the 2008 Summer Olympics — For the medal count, see 2008 Summer Olympics medal table. 2008 Summer Olympics Bid process Venues Marketing Concerns and controversies Torch relay (route) Opening ceremony (flag bearers) Medal table (medalists) …

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