NationMaster - Encyclopedia: A1 (shipping)

In shipping, the designation A1 is a symbol used to denote quality of construction and material. In the various shipping registers ships are classed and given a rating after an official examination, and assigned a classification mark, which appears in addition to other particulars in those registers after the name of the ship.

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A1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (557 words)
	A1 means "very good" and is derived from the shipping insurers, Lloyds of London's description of a first class ship.
	A1 road (Northern Ireland), connecting Belfast to Newry and to Dublin in the Republic of Ireland via the N1/M1.
	A1 road (United Kingdom), a key artery connecting London to Edinburgh, and many towns and cities in between.

BIGpedia - A1 - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online (173 words)
	A1, milk containing a protein supposed by some to cause heart disease.
	A1, the primary auditory cortex, that is, the part of the brain processing hearing.
	A1 Ring is the name of a race track in Austria which formerly hosted a round of the Formula One championship.

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