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  2. Railway track - Wikipedia

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    A railway track (CwthE and UIC terminology) or railroad track (NAmE), also known as permanent way (CwthE) [1] or "P Way" (BrE [2] and Indian English), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers (railroad ties in American English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade.

  3. Rail integration system - Wikipedia

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    A rail system mounted on top of a SIG SG 550 A dovetail rail on a rifle receiver for mounting a sight. A rail integration system (RIS; also called a rail accessory system (RAS), rail interface system, rail system, mount, base, gun rail, or simply a rail [1]) is a generic term for any standardized attachment system for mounting firearm accessories via bar-like straight brackets (i.e. "rails ...

  4. Railing - Wikipedia

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    Railing or railings may refer to: Railings (horse), a racehorse; Guard rail, a structure blocking an area from access Cable railings, a type of guard rail; Handrail, a structure designed to provide support on or near a staircase; Grab bar, a structure to provide support elsewhere, for instance in a bathroom or kitchen

  5. Regency architecture - Wikipedia

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    Cumberland Terrace, London, John Nash The original Piccadilly entrance to the Burlington Arcade, 1819 John Nash's All Souls Church, Langham Place, London. Regency architecture encompasses classical buildings built in the United Kingdom during the Regency era in the early 19th century when George IV was Prince Regent, and also to earlier and later buildings following the same style.

  6. Regency novel - Wikipedia

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    Modern Regency fiction, or later fiction set within the Regency era. - These include romance novels (called " Regency romances "), historical fiction , detective fiction , and military fiction . In both cases the setting is typically Regency England , although the settings can sometimes be extended to the European continent or to the various ...

  7. Regency Acts - Wikipedia

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    The Regency Act 1943 (6 & 7 Geo. 6. c. 42) modified the Regency Act 1937 so that counsellors of state who were absent during the Sovereign's absence would not be listed among the appointments. It also declared that the heir-apparent or presumptive to the throne (first in the line of succession) only had to be 18 to be a counsellor.

  8. Regency Enterprises - Wikipedia

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    On January 15, 1991, Milchan and Regency, as well as Scriba & Deyle of Germany and Canal+ of France, formed a $600 million joint venture to finance 20 films in five years, all of which were to be distributed by Warner Bros. [3] Therefore, Arnon Milchan rebranded Regency International Pictures to Regency Enterprises (as the old company became the holding for all Milchan’s investments) and a ...