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2. Fifth-wheel coupling - Wikipedia

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   The fifth-wheel coupling provides the link between a semi-trailer and the towing truck, tractor unit, leading trailer or dolly. The coupling consists of a kingpin , a 2-or- 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 -inch-diameter (50.8 or 88.9 mm) vertical steel pin protruding from the bottom of the front of the semi-trailer, and a horseshoe-shaped coupling device called a ...

3. Tow hitch - Wikipedia

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   A tow hitch (or tow bar or trailer hitch in North America [1]) is a device attached to the chassis of a vehicle for towing, or a towbar to an aircraft nose gear. It can take the form of a tow ball to allow swiveling and articulation of a trailer , or a tow pin, or a tow hook with a trailer loop, often used for large or agricultural vehicles ...

4. Adjustable grip hitch - Wikipedia

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   The adjustable grip hitch is a simple and useful friction hitch which may easily be shifted up and down the rope while slack. It will hold fast when loaded, but slip when shock loaded until tension is relieved enough for it to again hold fast. It serves the same purpose as the taut-line hitch, e.g. tensioning a tent's guy line.

5. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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   A nickname for a busy Metra Commuter Rail line and BNSF freight line between Chicago and Aurora where commuter trains, Amtrak trains, and freight trains commonly attain high speeds. [203] The parallel tracks of the O&W and DL&W north of Norwich. [204] Raccoon

6. EZ TAG - Wikipedia

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   EZ TAG is an electronic toll collection system in Houston, Texas, United States, that allows motorists to pay tolls without stopping at toll booths. Motorists with the tags are allowed to use lanes reserved exclusively for them on all Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) roads.

7. Arthur Dent - Wikipedia

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   Arthur Philip Dent is a fictional character and the hapless protagonist [1] of the comic science fiction series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.. In the radio, LP and television versions of the story, Arthur is played by Simon Jones (not to be confused with Peter Jones, the voice of the guide).