Word: abovedeck
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Sometimes the contribution made by anthropometry is quite modest. Because stewardesses are wearing short skirts these days, for example, engineers working on McDonnell Douglas' new DC-10 air bus have designed the emergency ladder leading from the lower service level to the abovedeck public cabin with rungs that are relatively far apart. "If dresses get long again," says a company spokesman, "we can always change ladders." A more far-reaching chore is that of doing something about bathtubs, which might make a lot more sense if they were equipped with reclining backs, more handholds and nonslip surfaces. The number...
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