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n. A Scottish habitational surname from a place in Ayrshire.
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Land area (2000): 0.364780 sq. miles (0.944776 sq. km)
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Total area (2000): 0.364780 sq. miles (0.944776 sq. km)
FIPS code: 16775
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 37.645889 N, 98.432197 W
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Wikipedia
In sailing, a cunningham or cunningham's eye is a type of downhaul used on a Bermuda rigged sailboat to change the shape of a sail. It is named after its inventor, Briggs Cunningham, a victorious America's Cup skipper and yacht builder.
The cunningham differs from a typical downhaul in the way that it attaches to the sail. The system usually consists of a line which is secured at one end to the mast or boom below the foot of the mainsail. It is then passed through a cringle in the luff of the sail near the foot, but above the tack, and then led down on the other side to a fitting on the mast or boom or on deck.
The tension in the luff of the sail is adjusted using a combination of the halyard and the cunningham (where fitted). The primary advantage of adjusting the cunningham is the speed and ease with which the luff tension can be changed while sailing or racing. By either hauling or easing the line, the tension in the luff can be changed, thereby shifting the point of maximum draft of the sail forward or aft respectively, optimizing sail shape—and therefore—performance. It is a fine control which is used more frequently on racing sailboats than on cruising or day-sailing boats.
Cunningham Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity). Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. It was located in the northern part of the greater Suva metropolitan area.
The 2013 Constitution promulgated by the Military-backed interim government abolished all constituencies and established a form of proportional representation, with the entire country voting as a single electorate.
Cunningham is a surname of Scottish origin. It may also refer to:
Cunningham is a young crater on the floor of Caloris Basin, on Mercury. It is surrounded by a bright ray system.
Category:Impact craters on Mercury
Cunningham is a surname of Scottish origin, see Clan Cunningham.
Notable people with the family name include:
- Aaron Cunningham, American baseball player
- Abe Cunningham, American drummer
- Alan Cunningham, British Second World War general
- Alexander Cunningham (1814–1893), British archaeologist, father of the Archaeological Survey of India
- Alexander Cunningham, 1st Earl of Glencairn (1426–1488), a Scottish nobleman
- Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn (died 1574), a Scottish nobleman and covenanter
- Alfred Austell Cunningham, aviation pioneer
- Allan Cunningham (disambiguation) or Allen Cunningham, several people
- Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, British Second World War admiral
- Andrew Cunningham (disambiguation) or Andy Cunningham, several people
- Archibald Cunningham, Scottish footballer
- Bill Cunningham (disambiguation), several people
- Bill Cunningham (talk show host), American radio talk show host
- Billy Cunningham, American basketball player and coach
- Bob Cunningham (disambiguation), several people
- Briggs Cunningham, American racing driver and team owner, sports car designer and manufacturer
- Brysson Cunningham, Scottish harbour engineer and author on dock and harbour engineering and operation
- Cal Cunningham, full name James Calvin Cunningham, III, (born 1973), Democratic state senator in North Carolina
- Charles Cunningham, Royal Navy admiral
- Charles Milton Cunningham, American newspaper editor and politician
- Chris Cunningham, British director and video artist
- Colin Cunningham (swimmer), British swimmer
- Daniel John Cunningham, Scottish anatomist
- David Cunningham (disambiguation), several people
- David Loren Cunningham, Film producer
- Ebenezer Cunningham, British mathematician
- Edward Francis Cunningham, Scottish painter
- Edwin Cunningham (1919–1993), English footballer
- Elaine Cunningham, American fantasy and science-fiction author
- Elmer T. Cunningham, American entrepreneur and businessman, specializing in vacuum tubes and radio manufacturing
- E. V. Cunningham, pseudonym of Howard Fast, an American writer
- Fraser Cunningham (video games player)
- Francis Cunningham (painter)
- Glenn Cunningham (disambiguation), several people
- Hugh Cunningham, former British Army officer
- Imogen Cunningham, American photographer
- J. V. Cunningham, American poet
- Jack Cunningham, British politician
- James Cunningham (director), New Zealand film director
- James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish peer and member of the Privy Council of Scotland
- James Cunningham, 14th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish nobleman
- James Cunningham (British Columbia politician) (1834–1925), former member of the Canadian House of Commons from British Columbia
- James B. Cunningham, American diplomat, formerly the acting US ambassador to the UN
- James Cunningham (Australian politician), Australian politician and President of the Senate
- Jason D. Cunningham, USAF pararescue medic
- Jason Cunningham, English boxer
- Jean Wooden Cunningham, American politician and lawyer
- Jeff Cunningham, American football player, currently competing for FC Dallas
- Jim Cunningham (UK politician) (born 1941), Labour MP in the United Kingdom
- Jim Cunningham (ice hockey) (born 1956), ice hockey player in the National Hockey League
- Jim Cunningham (American football), former NFL running back for the Washington Redskins
- Jimmy Cunningham, former return specialist and wide receiver in the Canadian Football League and the XFL
- John Cunningham (officer), Anglo-Irish soldier of the 17th century
- John Cunningham (English VC), East Yorkshire Regiment
- John Cunningham (Irish VC), Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment
- John Cunningham (RAF officer), RAF night fighter ace (known as Cat's Eyes Cunningham)
- John Cunningham (Royal Navy officer), British Second World War admiral; First Sea Lord
- John W. Cunningham, author of Western novels and stories
- Johnny Cunningham, (1957–2003) Scottish folk musician
- Keiron Cunningham, British rugby league player
- Kenny Cunningham, Irish footballer
- Kristan Cunningham, American interior designer and television personality
- Laurie Cunningham, English former footballer
- Leland Cunningham, American astronomer and electronic computing authority
- Liam Cunningham, an Irish actor
- Loren Cunningham, American-born missions statesman and founder of Youth With A Mission
- Melvin Cunningham (born 1973), American football player
- Merce Cunningham (1919–2009), American choreographer
- Michael Cunningham, award-winning American novelist, author of The Hours
- Milton Joseph Cunningham, American politician
- Myrna Cunningham, Miskita feminist and indigenous rights activist from Nicaragua
- Owen Cunningham, Australian rugby league footballer
- Patrick Cunningham (1878–1960), Irish politician
- Phil Cunningham (folk musician), Scottish accordionist with the folk group Silly Wizard
- Phil Cunningham (rock musician), English musician
- Randy Duke Cunningham, U.S. Representative from California
- Randall Cunningham, American football player
- Redmond Cunningham, Irish officer in the British Army
- Robert Cunningham (disambiguation), any of several people
- Scott Cunningham, writer
- Sederrik Cunningham, American football player
- Sumner Archibald Cunningham (1843-1913), American Confederate veteran and newspaper editor.
- Tony Cunningham (footballer), Jamaican former footballer
- Tom Cunningham, American photographer
- Walter Cunningham, astronaut
- Wade Cunningham, New Zealand racing driver
- Ward Cunningham, founder of the first wiki
- William Cunningham (disambiguation page)
- W. Peyton Cunningham, American lawyer and state legislator
Usage examples of "cunningham".
Nothing they imagined as they ate lunch on the treeless lawn by the bunkerlike plant could rival the actual splendor of the Cunningham estate.
But someone knew all about the Cunninghams, and Sohegan, and the uneasy, unavoidable relationship between them, Dwight was sure.
Sweat poured from his face onto his prayer book, which he looked up from only to cast sympathetic glances at Maxine Cunningham.
Besides, even though slogging through this alien forest was hot, uncomfortable work, Cunningham still preferred it to the kidneyjolting acceleration they had suffered during the approachto the planet.
That means Cunningham decodes it, reads it, and writes it out again for his card index.
Eunice's stenodesk had been restored to its usual spot beyond Johann's baby grand piano, Joan having learned that it was in her study where it had last been used, and had told Cunningham to have it brought in.
LeBay had known that Arnie Cunningham was going to be the only person to shed a tear for him at his small-time graveside ceremonies in one of Western Pennsylvania's lesser-known boneyards, he might have knocked fifty bucks off the price of his shitty car.
Eunice, two gets you seven it hasn't been kept in tune-and I gave Cunningham orders about both pianos, this baby and the concert grand downstairs, not five years ago.
And who was married to Delton Cunningham, in Grantville's Streets and Roads Department.
The count was beginning to suspect that Cavriani had been quite correct in his assessment that a fair number of the up-timers had no patience with it at all, in spite of the assurances that Drachhausen had received from Daniel and Delton Cunningham that Stull could be "managed.
Especially since Tony thinks that Horace is working with Dan and Delton Cunningham.
And who was married to Delton Cunningham, in Grantville’s Streets and Roads Department.
The count was beginning to suspect that Cavriani had been quite correct in his assessment that a fair number of the up-timers had no patience with it at all, in spite of the assurances that Drachhausen had received from Daniel and Delton Cunningham that Stull could be “managed.
Cunningham kept his expression impassive, but added another to his list as the Egrets piled out of the van, laughing.
Cunningham, who was also called Fadeout because of his ability to turn invisible, would know if Kien had put out a contract on Chrysalis.