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    A drop structure, also known as a grade control, sill, or weir, is a manmade structure, typically small and built on minor streams, or as part of a dam's...
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    coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The tallest structure in the world is the Burj Khalifa skyscraper at 828 m (2,717 ft). Listed...
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    A drop tower is a type of amusement park ride incorporating a central tower structure with one or more gondolas attached. In a typical modern configuration...
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    bolas spiders (e.g. Mastophora cornigera) look remarkably like a bird dropping, thanks to their large, globular abdomen and brownish cephalothorax. This...
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    In physics and materials science, a drop tower or drop tube is a structure used to produce a controlled period of weightlessness for an object under study...
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    Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom is a drop tower located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. The ride is integrated onto the existing now-defunct...
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    of the flow at outlets of lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. Crump weir Drop structure Fishing weir Fixed-crest dam Flume International Control Dam "the definition...
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    A drop or beat drop in music, made popular by electronic dance music (EDM) styles, is a point in a music track where a sudden change of rhythm or bass...
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    Foot drop is a gait abnormality in which the dropping of the forefoot happens out of weakness, irritation or damage to the deep fibular nerve (deep peroneal)...
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  • A drop tower is a type of amusement ride, based around a central structure or tower, where the gondola is lifted to the top of a large vertical structure...
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    aviation, a drop tank (external tank, wing tank or belly tank) is used to describe auxiliary fuel tanks externally carried by aircraft. A drop tank is expendable...
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    dynamics, drop impact occurs when a drop of liquid strikes a solid or liquid surface. The resulting outcome depends on the properties of the drop, the surface...
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    and a concrete drop structure at the terminus of a culvert that crosses underneath Interstate 5. There are also seven drop structures on Oso Creek, mostly...
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  • / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. H-dropping or aitch-dropping is the deletion of the voiceless glottal fricative or "H-sound"...
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    as it travelled through the glass drop, and used the data to construct the stress distribution throughout the drop. This showed that the heads of the...
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    spiders. Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom consisted of three free-fall drop attractions, each mounted to a lateral flank of the Kingda Ka structure. Each of the three...
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    aircraft, with a reduced aerodynamic penalty compared to external drop tanks. Drop tanks, external tanks, wing tanks, pylon tanks or belly tanks are all...
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    wave-dissipating concrete block for coastal management Training (civil) Breakwater Drop structure Jetty Beach erosion and accretion Beach nourishment Modern recession...
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    a 6 foot (1.8 m) waterfall drop structure in 1958 below Marsh Creek Dam (4 miles from the creek mouth). The drop structure and the Marsh Creek Reservoir...
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    The U-Drop Inn, also known as Tower Station and U-Drop Inn and Tower Café, was built in 1936 in Shamrock, Texas along the historic Route 66 highway in...
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    blocks can be nested to represent tree structures, 4) blocks are arranged geometrically to define syntax. Drag and drop is also featured in many shader editing...
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    T-bar ceiling, false ceiling, suspended ceiling, grid ceiling, drop in ceiling, drop out ceiling, or ceiling tiles and is a staple of modern construction...
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    language for defining data structures, especially database schemas. Common examples of DDL statements include CREATE, ALTER, and DROP. If you see a .ddl file...
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    Mona Passage Beach evolution Coastal management and coastal erosion Drop structure, a manmade sill Sill (geology) Bureau., International Hydrographic Organization...
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  • This list of tallest structures in the Middle East ranks structures and buildings in the Middle East by height. According to the Council on tall buildings...
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  • and thickener of a grease. The dropping point indicates the upper temperature limit at which a grease retains its structure though is not necessarily the...
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    The ranking structure as well as rank insignia of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) are primarily based on the ranking structure of the United Kingdom's Royal...
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    control structures, including a tidal gate at the creek's mouth and a long concretized rectangular channel culminating in an impassable drop structure at El...
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    flow and/or were clogged with debris and sediment. In addition, the drop structure at L'Avenida Avenue was impassable in all five years of the study. In...
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    addition to the cover. Structures that can be integrated into composite manholes include: Flow inverts Flumes Drop structures from higher elevation flows...
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