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Dirigible is a Latin word dirigo which means to steer . It is defined as a lighter-than-air craft capable of being propelled and steered for controlled flight. It means - a steerable airship. The term does not denote rigid airship

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"Dirigible" is in the HS Code "8804"
  Parachutes (Including Dirigible Parachutes) And Rotochutes; Parts Thereof And Accessories Thereof.

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Dirigible Parachute (Dirigible parachute refers to a steerable ...)

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Dirigible parachute refers to a steerable apparatus used to retard free fall, consisting of a light, usually hemispherical canopy attached by cords and stored folded until deployed in descent.
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Dirigible (Dirigible is a Latin word dirigo which means to ...)

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Alternative Spellings (Synonyms): Parachutes

Discount store identified as a self-service retail store with low markups. Example of these kinds of stores are: Wal-Mart, Kmart. Aldi, etc

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Alternative Spellings (Synonyms): discounts, Stores

Discrete manufacturing describes manufacturing of distinct items - items you can easily count, touch, see, such as a pencil, a battery, a telephone, a bicycle, a fuel pump, etc. Discrete as opposed to Process manufacturing.

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Alternative Spellings (Synonyms): Manufactoring, Manufaktur

Dishwasher is described as a built?in or portable appliance used for automatically cleaning dishware, utensils, and cutlery.
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Cutlery (Cutlery is characterized as cutting implements ...)
Blower -dryer (Blower-dryer is described as a motor-driven. ..)

Disposable pallet is characterized as a pallet intended to be discarded after a single cycle of use. The term is synonymous to one-way pallet or expendable pallet.
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Pallet (A platform on which cargo is loaded, can be ...)

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Alternative Spellings (Synonyms): pallets

- Distance measuring equipment (DME) : Distance measuring equipment (DME) is described as a radio navigation device that determines an aircraft's distance from a given ground station, as well as its groundspeed and time to/from the station.
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Equipment (Equipment revolves around all machinery, tools, ...)
DME (DME is the acronym of durable medical equipment.)

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Alternative Spellings (Synonyms): distances, equipments

Distortion factor is defined as the ratio of the root means square (rms) of the harmonic content of a waveform to the rms of the fundamental quantity, expressed in percent of the fundamental.
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Distortion factor meters (Distortion factor meter is a device that are ...)
Tort (Tort is the Russian word for cake)

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Alternative Spellings (Synonyms): factors