Three section staff — The sanjiegun, or three section staff (三節棍 , sān jié gùn, shawm jeet gwam), is a Chinese flail weapon that consists of three wooden or metal staffs connected by metal rings or rope. The weapon is also known as a sansetsukon (三節棍) in Japanese. A… … Wikipedia
Staff (military) — Staff office redirects here. For the ceremonial weapon, see staff of office. Not to be confused with Staff Corps Officer. Warfare Military history Eras … Wikipedia
Gun (staff) — The Chinese word Gun (zh cp|c=棍|p=gùn) refers to a long Chinese staff weapon used in Chinese martial arts. It is known as one of the four major weapons, along with the Qiang (spear) , Dao (sabre) , and the Jian (sword), called in this group The… … Wikipedia
Section 28 — of the Local Government Act 1988 was a controversial amendment to the United Kingdom s Local Government Act 1986, enacted on 24 May 1988 and repealed on 21 June 2000 in Scotland, and on 18 November 2003 in the rest of the UK by section(122) of… … Wikipedia
Section (military unit) — A section is a small infantry unit first introduced in the British Army. A section generally consists of about seven or eight soldiers, with a junior NCO as commander. The equivalent of a section in many other armies is a squad, and the US Army… … Wikipedia
section — /sek sheuhn/, n. 1. a part that is cut off or separated. 2. a distinct part or subdivision of anything, as an object, country, community, class, or the like: the poor section of town; the left section of a drawer. 3. a distinct part or… … Universalium
section — /ˈsɛkʃən / (say sekshuhn) noun 1. a part cut off or separated. 2. a distinct portion of a book, writing, newspaper, or the like; a subdivision, as of a chapter; a division of a legal code. 3. one of a number of parts that can be fitted together… …
Staff (music) — In standard Western musical notation, the staff, or stave,[1] is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represent a different musical pitch or, in the case of a percussion staff, different percussion instruments. Appropriate… … Wikipedia
staff — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a stick or pole for use in walking or climbing or as a weapon. b a stick or pole as a sign of office or authority. c a person or thing that supports or sustains. d a flagstaff. e Surveying a rod for measuring distances, heights … Useful english dictionary
United States Interests Section in Havana — The United States Interests Section of the Embassy of Switzerland in Havana, Cuba or USINT Havana (the State Department telegraphic address) represents US interests in Cuba. It is staffed by United States Foreign Service personnel and local staff … Wikipedia
