century, Sheerness acquired the added attractions of a seaside resort. Industry retains its important place in the town and the Port of Sheerness is one...
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Look up sheer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sheer may refer to: Sheer fabric, a semi-transparent and flimsy fabric Sheer (ship), a measure of longitudinal...
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Look up sheerness in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sheerness is a town in England, United Kingdom. Sheerness may also refer to: Sheerness, Alberta,...
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Sheering is a civil parish and village in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. Sheering village is situated 2.8 miles (5 km) north-east from Harlow...
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have borne the name HMS Sheerness, after the town of Sheerness in Kent, once home to one of the navy's dockyards: HMS Sheerness (1673) was a 2-gun smack...
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Sheerness Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the Sheerness peninsula, at the mouth of the River Medway in Kent. It was opened in the 1660s...
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SheerVideo was a family of proprietary lossless video codecs developed by BitJazz Inc. The codecs enabled devices to play, capture, edit, and archive...
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The sheer is a measure of longitudinal main deck curvature in naval architecture. The sheer forward is usually twice that aft. Increases in the rise of...
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Sheerness Sheerness is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada that is under the jurisdiction of the Special Areas Board. Within Special Area No. 2, it is...
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The sheerness of a fabric is expressed as a numerical denier which ranges from 3 (extremely rare, very thin, barely visible) to 15 (standard sheer for...
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Ultra sheer refers to very light deniers of stockings or pantyhose, usually 10 or less. The denier of a stocking refers to the thickness of the nylon...
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Sheer khurma or sheer khorma (Persian: شير خرما, romanized: shîr xormâ "milk and dates") is a festival vermicelli pudding prepared by Muslims on Eid ul-Fitr...
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The Sheerness line is located in Kent, England, and connects Sheerness-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey with Sittingbourne on the mainland, and with the Chatham...
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Sheerness Steelworks was a steel plant located at Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent, England. The plant opened in 1971 and produced steel via...
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Sheer Dallas is a 2005 television reality show about the rich and eccentric lives of people in Dallas, Texas. It is aired by the cable network The Learning...
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Sheer Elegance was a British pop/soul trio, comprising Dennis Robinson, Bev Gordon (ex-Earthquake, aka Little Henry) and Herbie Watkins, who appeared...
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Sheerer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Gary Sheerer (born 1947), American water polo player Judy Sheerer (born 1940), American...
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Sheer Mag is an American rock band from Philadelphia formed in 2014. A combination of 1970s rock and punk ethos, the band continued to gather attention...
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Gary Peter Sheerer (born February 18, 1947) is a retired water polo player from the United States, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for...
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Sheerness-on-Sea railway station is on the Sheerness Line in north Kent, England, and serves the town of Sheerness. It is 51 miles 19 chains (82.5 km)...
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The Governor of Sheerness Fort and the Isle of Sheppey was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey, part...
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Commander-in-Chief, The Nore (redirect from Commander-in-Chief, Sheerness)
Commander-in-Chief was accommodated in Admiralty House, Sheerness, built as part of the renewal of Sheerness Dockyard. From 1834 to 1899 his appointment was sometimes...
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Shear legs (redirect from Sheers)
Shear legs, also known as sheers, shears, or sheer legs, are a form of two-legged lifting device. Shear legs may be permanent, formed of a solid A-frame...
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William Sheer (1889–1933) was a British-born American stage and film actor of the silent era. Regeneration (1915) Unto Those Who Sin (1916) The Tides...
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Number 78, Sheerness Dockyard (also known as Boat Store Number 78 or simply Sheerness Boat Store) is a disused industrial building at Sheerness Dockyard...
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Nore (redirect from Sheerness Approach)
Nore which opens out to the locally most deep water to the east, the Sheerness Approach. The Nore is a hazard to shipping, so in 1732 the world's first...
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Harry Shearer (redirect from Harry sheerer)
Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, musician, radio host, writer, and producer. Born in Los Angeles, California...
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Minster, Swale (redirect from Minster, Sheerness)
island was hit by speculative builders and Minster suffered equally with Sheerness. After the Second World War the population of the village had swollen...
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Pantyhose (redirect from Sheer tights)
cashmere or wool. Pantyhose are available in a wide range of styles. The sheerness of the garment, expressed as a numerical "denier"/'dtex", ranges from...
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masting sheer, sheers, shears or masting crane is a specialised shipyard crane, intended for placing tall masts onto large sailing ships. "Sheers" is an...
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