Cleat may refer to:
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Cleat (nautical)
In nautical contexts, a cleat is a device for securing a rope.
Types
Types of cleat designs include the following:
* A horn cleat is the traditional design, featuring two “horns” extending parallel to the deck or the axis of the spar, attach ...
, a fitting on ships, boats, and docks to which ropes are tied
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Cleat, Orkney, a
place
Place may refer to:
Geography
* Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population
** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own Municipality, municipal government
* "Place", a type of street or road ...
in Scotland
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Cleat (shoe)
Cleats or studs are protrusions on the sole of a shoe or on an external attachment to a shoe that provide additional traction on a soft or slippery surface. They can be conical or blade-like in shape and can be made of plastic, rubber or metal ...
, a type or part of a shoe
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''Cleats'' (comic strip), a comic strip by Bill Hinds
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Grouser
Grousers are devices intended to increase the traction of continuous tracks, especially in loose material such as soil or snow. This is done by increasing contact with the ground with protrusions, similar to conventional tire treads, and analog ...
, a protrusion on a wheel or continuous vehicle track, intended to increase traction
* Fractures in
coal seams
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from ...
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French cleat
A French cleat is a way of securing a cabinet, mirror, artwork or other object to a wall.''Fine Woodworking'', p.107, Taunton Press, 2004 It is a molding with a 30–45 degree slope used to hang cabinets or other objects.
French cleats can be ...
, a type of molding
See also
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Clete Clete is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Greek mythological figures:
**Clete or Cleta, one of the Charites
** Clete (Amazon), companion of Penthesilea
*Astronomy:
** 385695 Clete, a minor planet
*People:
**Clete Blakeman (born ...
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