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equipment Boom (ship), a type of Arab sailing vessel Log boom, a barrier placed in a river Boom, the lifting part of a crane Boom microphone Boom, the rear...

ships or other wood, making the chain a boom as well. Especially in medieval times, the end of a chain could be attached to a chain tower or boom tower...

and has not changed since they were first minted. On the obverse is a boom ship, with year of minting in both Islamic and Common Era in Arabic. The reverse...

A sonic boom is a sound associated with shock waves created when an object travels through the air faster than the speed of sound. Sonic booms generate...

spelled jib-boom) is a spar used to extend the length of a bowsprit on sailing ships. It can itself be extended further by a flying jib-boom. The heel (i...

Boom! Studios (stylized as BOOM! Studios), is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher. They are headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United...

Boom Shaka was a pioneering South African kwaito music group consisting of Junior Sokhela, Lebo Mathosa, Theo Nhlengethwa and Thembi Seete. They released...

somewhat unwieldy ship and was largely replaced by the easier to maneuver boom in the 20th century. Persian Gulf campaign of 1809 Boom (ship) Ghanjah Shu'ai...

A full-rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a sailing vessel with a sail plan of three or more masts, all of them square-rigged. Such a vessel is said...

A twin-boom aircraft has two longitudinal auxiliary booms. These may contain ancillary items such as fuel tanks and/or provide a supporting structure for...

A net laying ship, also known as a net layer, net tender, gate ship or boom defence vessel was a type of naval auxiliary ship. A net layer's primary function...

overwhelmed with the loss of 343 men The boom ship HMS Mortar, lost with all 65 of her crew. 1740 The Dutch merchant ship "Rooswijk", on her way to Cape of Good...

exerts its force from the opposite side of the vessel. Because the mainsail boom can swing across the cockpit quickly, jibes are potentially dangerous to...

A boom vang (US) or kicking strap (UK) (often shortened to "vang" or "kicker") is a line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on...

or anti-submarine boom is a boom placed across the mouth of a harbour or a strait for protection against submarines. Net laying ships would be used to...

small sailing ships traditional in Bermuda which may or may not be Bermuda rigged. The foot of a Bermuda sail may be attached to the boom along its length...

to the late 17th century and originally had a loose-footed gaff sail; the boom was introduced somewhere in the 18th century. It was a popular type of vessel...

The Texas oil boom, sometimes called the gusher age, was a period of dramatic change and economic growth in the U.S. state of Texas during the early 20th...

11 May 2024] "Building Boom Coming?". Cruise Industry News. 18 August 1992. Retrieved 8 March 2019. "New Royal Caribbean Ships Ordered". Cruise Industry...

fittings. Cargo equipment such as cranes and cargo booms may be used to load and unload cargo and ship's stores. Safety equipment such as lifeboats, liferafts...

With a length of 450 ft (140 m) from jib-boom tip to spanker boom tip, Wyoming was the largest known wooden ship ever built. Because of its extreme length...

Crash Boom Bang!, known in Japan as Crash Bandicoot Festival, is a party video game developed by Dimps and published by Vivendi Universal Games for the...

trades. Clipper ships largely ceased being built in American shipyards in 1859 when, unlike the earlier boom years, only four clipper ships were built; a...

The Latin American Boom (Spanish: Boom latinoamericano) was a literary movement of the 1960s and 1970s when the work of a group of relatively young Latin...

post–World War II economic expansion, also known as the postwar economic boom or the Golden Age of Capitalism, was a broad period of worldwide economic...

sails. boom defence vessel An alternative term for a net laying ship. boomer Slang term in the US Navy for a ballistic missile submarine. boom crutch...

and out-board part of spanker boom if any have both no effect on the ship's length. The longest length for comparing ships, the total "overall" length (LOA)...

8148°E / 51.5271; 0.8148 The Shoeburyness Boom (also known as the Sheerness Boom, Thames Boom or Thames Estuary Boom) refers to two successive defensive barriers...

stack. On November 18, 2023, Ship 25 and Booster 9 launched, successfully completing hot-staging, during the launch, Ship 25 passed the Kármán Line, becoming...