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G is for Garden Fork

Gardening, Tools

A garden fork is a tool that is used for loosening soil in your garden.

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G is for Gavel

Tools, Legal

A gavel is a small wooden hammer that is used by judges to make a loud noise to bring a court to attention. Gavels are sometimes used by other official public speakers for the same reason.

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G is for Glider

Vehicles

A glider is a type of aircraft that doesn't have engines. Gliders are usually towed up into the air by another plane and can glide a very long way before they reach the ground.
Some gliders, called motor gliders have small engines for takeoff and to keep them in the air longer.

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G is for Gondola

Vehicles

A gondola is a kind of paddle-powered boat found in Venice. The person who paddles a gondola is called a gondolier.

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G is for Grader

Heavy machinery

A grader is a large construction machine used to make the ground flat and smooth. It has a long, sharp blade mounted between its front and rear wheels.

Graders are generally used to build and maintain roads and driveways. They are also called a motor grader or road grader.

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H is for Hacksaw

Tools

A hacksaw is a kind of saw typically used for cutting metal. It has a fine blade.

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H is for Hammer

Tools

A hammer is a tool for hitting things. Hammers are usually used for driving nails into wood. The claw on the back of the hammer can be used for pulling nails out of things.

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H is for Hang glider

Vehicles

Hang gliding is a sport where people glide through the air hanging from a set of light fabric wings. Hang gliders are usually launched off high, windy places like cliffs.

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H is for Hatchback

Automotive, Vehicles

A hatchback is a small or medium-sized car with a rear door that opens upward into the main space of the car. Hatchbacks are different to sedans where the door at the back opens into a separate space.

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H is for Hatchet

Weapons & War, Tools

A hatchet is a small axe that is designed to be used in one hand.

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H is for Hearse

Vehicles, Death

A hearse is a car that has been especially designed to be able to fit a coffin in the back, for transportation between a funeral home and a cemetery.
Before cars were invented, hearses were horse-drawn.

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H is for Helicopter

Vehicles

A helicopter is a type of aircraft that is lifted by one or more rotors on its top. Helicopters have another small rotor on their tail for balance and steering.
Normal airplanes get their lift from air flowing over their wings. Because helicopters get their lift from the rotating blades on their top, they don't need a runway to take off, and can just go straight up from a standing start. They can also turn around on the spot while they are in the air.

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H is for Hoe

Gardening, Tools

A hoe is a tool used for moving soil around. Hoes are typically used for tilling ground before planting out crops.

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H is for Hot air balloon

Vehicles

A hot air balloon is a huge balloon that is filled with hot air. The air is made hot by a burner at the base of the balloon, and it flies because hot air is lighter than cold air, so it rises. Hot air balloons can carry a lot of people in a basket hanging from underneath them.

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H is for Hovercraft

Vehicles

Hovercraft are vehicles that are supported by a cushion of air, and move forward by fans or propellers. They have fans that push air underneath them, and the air cushion is held in place by a flexible skirt around the base of the hovercraft. Hovercraft can travel over any relatively flat surface, like water, ice, swamp and dry land.

Tim Sheerman-Chase / CC BY-SA

I is for Ice pick

Tools

An ice pick is a tool with a pointed end that you use for breaking up a large block of ice into small chunks that you can put in your drink.

Brett L. / CC BY-SA

J is for Jack (Tool)

List of devices, Tools

A jack is a device for lifting heavy objects off the ground by pushing them up from underneath. Jacks are used to raise things a short distance only. They are commonly used to lift one corner of a car off the ground while you change a tyre.

Jack is also a variation of the name John.

Ivan Radic / CC BY-SA

J is for Jeep

Vehicles

A jeep is a fairly small, rugged, four wheel drive vehicle generally used by the military. Similar vehicles used by people outside the military are called jeeps too.

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J is for Jet (Aircraft)

Vehicles

A jet is the common name given to any airplane that is powered by jet engines rather than propellers. Most modern aircraft are powered by jet engines, so people tend to refer to smaller, faster military aircraft as jets.

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A photo of a white and black jet ski floating on calm water.

J is for Jetski

Vehicles

A jetski is a small motor-powered water vehicle that one or two people can ride. It is similar to a motorcycle, but it travels across water instead of land. The rider steers with handlebars and controls the speed with a throttle.

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