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Pulaski (tool) — The pulaski is a special hand tool used in wildland firefighting. The tool combines an axe and a mattock in one head, similar to that of the cutter mattock, with a rigid handle of wood, plastic, or fiberglass. The pulaski is considered one of the … Wikipedia
Pulaski — is a Polish name for someone from the Pulazie in Łomża Voivodeship.Pulaski can refer to:People* Kazimierz Pułaski (Casimir Pulaski), a Polish military commander and American Revolutionary War hero *Ed Pulaski, of the U.S. Forest Service… … Wikipedia
pulaski — pəˈlaskē noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: after Edward C. Pulaski, 20th century American forest ranger, its inventor 1. also pulaski tool : a single bit axe with an adze shaped grub hoe extending from the back 2 … Useful english dictionary
Pulaski Technical College — {| style= float:right; |Infobox University name= Pulaski Technical College image size = motto= Dedicated to your Success tagline= established= 1945 type= Public university endowment= faculty= 633 president= Dan F. Bakke provost= students= 8,768… … Wikipedia
Pulaski — /peuh las kee/, n. 1. Count Casimir /kaz euh mear /, 1748 79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army. 2. a town in SW Virginia. 10,106. 3. Fort. See Fort Pulaski. /peuh las kee/, n. a double edged hand tool having an ax blade… … Universalium
pulaski — noun /pʊˈlæski/ A double ended fire fighting tool, usually long handled, and having an ax blade on one side and a mattock blade on the other … Wiktionary
Ed Pulaski — Edward C. Ed Pulaski (1868 1931) was a U.S. Forest Service ranger based in Wallace, Idaho. Born in Ohio, he was a great grand nephew of Kazimierz Pułaski, a general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Ed Pulaski traveled west… … Wikipedia
McLeod (tool) — This combination heavy duty rake and hoe tool is named after Ranger Malcolm McLeod. Firefighters use this tool to cut through matted litter and duff and clearing loose surface materials. The McLeod is a wildland firefighting tool with a large hoe … Wikipedia
Fire flapper (tool) — A flapper is a wildland firefighting tool also called a swatter or a beater. It is designed for extinguishing minor fires in rural areas such as heaths. A flapper is built with a long handle and a series of lamellas which allows firefighters to… … Wikipedia
Mattock — A cutter mattock, embedded in a lawn A mattock is a versatile hand tool, used for digging and chopping, similar to the pickaxe. It has a long handle, and a stout head, which combines an axe blade and an adze (cutter mattock) or a pick and an adze … Wikipedia
