Above water.
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DRY-BULB THERMOMETER
A thermometer with an uncovered bulb, used with a wet-bulb thermometer to determine atmosphere humidity. The two thermometers constitute the essential parts of a PSYCHROMETER.
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ROCK
1. An isolated rocky formation or single large stone, usually one constituting a danger navigation. It may be always submerged, always uncovered, or alternately covered and uncovered by the tide. A pinnacle is a sharp-pointed rock rising from the bottom. 2. The naturally occurring material that forms the firm, hard, and solid masses of the ocean floor. Also, rock is a collective term for hard material generally not smaller than 256 millimeters.
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TIDAL MARSH
Any marsh the surface of which is covered and uncovered by tidal flow.
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TIDELAND
Land which is under water at high tide and uncovered at low tide.
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EXCAVATION
1. The process of digging a hollow in the earth. 2. An uncovered cavity in the ground.
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MERCER ENGINE
A revolving-block engine in which two opposing pistons operate in a single cylinder with two rollers attached to each piston; intake ports are uncovered when the pistons are closest together, and exhaust ports are uncovered when they are farthest apart.
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