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Prevention & protection
Head
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A liquidtight transverse closure at the end of a cargo tank.
Facility
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A limited access highway, road tunnel, bridge, or elevated highway.
Rear of site
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A line designating the rearmost part of the stand that is perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline of the stand.
Isochar
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A line on a diagram connecting points of equal char depth.
Roughing line
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A line running from a mechanical pump to a vacuum chamber through which preliminary pumping is conducted to a vacuum range at which a diffusion pump or other high vacuum pump can operate.
Fallout radius
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A line that defines the fallout area of a pyrotechnic device.
Centerline
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A line that runs from the bow to the stern of the vessel and is equidistant from the port and starboard sides of the vessel.
