A line thrower is a device that casts a line to a remote position. It is used in rescues as well as marine operations. A line thrower may employ a variety...
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The exact delivery distance of the line thrower is largely determined by the weight of the projectile and a given line and the amount of pressure and volume...
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free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points by shooting from behind the free-throw line (informally known as the foul line or the...
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anniversary of his death. Bolt Thrower have been called "one of Britain's most consistent and enduring death metal bands." Bolt Thrower was formed in September...
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A Lyle gun was a line thrower powered by a short-barrelled cannon. It was invented by Captain David A. Lyle, US Army, a graduate of West Point and the...
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ball, the thrower must face the field of play. The thrower must have part of each foot on the touch-line or on the ground outside the touch-line, and use...
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rescue work are propelled by compressed air (e.g., the Plumett AL-52), line thrower, mortar, or a rocket. Grappling hooks are used by combat engineers to...
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45-70 line launching kit. Bridger Line Throwing Gun. First Out Rescue Equipment. (n.d.). https://www.firstoutrescue.com/bridger-line-throwing-gun.html...
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Slam dunk (redirect from Free throw line dunk)
had both dunked from the free throw line—15 feet from the basket. Chamberlain was able to dunk from the free-throw line without a running start, beginning...
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player, Thrower. In addition, many colleges opted not to extend Thrower a scholarship when they discovered his ethnicity. After graduating, Thrower chose...
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thrower should always choose a safe location to make the throw, but avoid creating an anchor other than what is needed for the safety of the thrower....
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intended. One player from the throwing team is usually designated to shout the code, and it is particularly important that the thrower should know what the code...
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Handball (section Awarded throws)
whistle blow by the referee. Throw-off A throw-off takes place from the center of the court. The thrower must touch the middle line with one foot, and all the...
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Lindholme Gear – British air-dropped sea rescue equipment Line thrower – Device that casts a line to a remote position Litter (rescue basket) – Basket-like...
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competitor throws a large pole (the caber), which must fall pointing away from the thrower Catch – a basic throwing game, where players throw and catch...
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"Throw Down a Line" is a song by Cliff Richard and Hank Marvin, released as a single in September 1969. It peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart...
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a weapon, which is redesigned for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line throwing, safety or similar device; surplus ordnance sold, loaned or given by...
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Rocket Thrower is a 1963 bronze sculpture by American sculptor Donald De Lue. Created for the 1964 New York World's Fair, it is located in Flushing Meadows–Corona...
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Thrower is an African-American physician and businessperson. He is a physician with the Miami Heat NBA basketball team and founder of Dr. Thrower’s Heritage...
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away to the other team. A line-out is a manoeuvre used to restart play when the ball has left the pitch. The right to throw in the ball will be awarded...
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Javelin (redirect from Throwing spear)
However, devices do exist to assist the javelin thrower in achieving greater distances, such as spear-throwers or the amentum. A warrior or soldier armed primarily...
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capable of launching grappling hooks for the likes of special forces and line throwing. The AL-52 can also be mounted onto the ground for launching heavier...
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What's My Line? is a panel game show that originally ran in the United States, between 1950 and 1967, on CBS, originally in black and white and later in...
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touch the line to have a point. Matches of both leagues are individual. The common rule is that thrower must not step over the throwing line before the...
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Drace White—another ordnance expert—in developing a workable depth-charge thrower for use on board transports, in the hope of providing them with some measure...
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receive a piece. The B-52's song "Give Me Back My Man" features the line "Throws divinity on the sand", as the narrator's attempt to entice a hungry shark...
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A Stone's Throw from the Line is a live CD recording of Big Big Train's August 2015 Concerts at The Kings Place, London. The finished output was first...
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gunline, pneumatic line thrower, or shot line is fired from the supplier, which is used to pull across a messenger line. This line is used to pull across...
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Survival craft distress signals E049 – Rocket parachute flare E050 – Line-throwing appliance E051 – Two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus E052 – Emergency...
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muzzle-loading gun; Is a rocket launcher or mortar except when designed for line-throwing, pyrotechnic purposes, or for signalling; Is an air firearm which uses...
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