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2. Guard stone - Wikipedia

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   Obsolete cannons were often used as wheel guards in the Netherlands, such as for the Catherine's gate in Dordrecht. A guard stone, jostle stone or chasse-roue (French lit. "wheel chaser"), is a projecting metal, concrete, or stone exterior architectural element located at the corner and/or foot of gates, portes-cochères, garage entries, and walls to prevent damage from vehicle tires and wheels.

3. Wheel slide protection - Wikipedia

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   Wheel Slide Protection (WSP) equipment is generally fitted to passenger trains to manage the behavior of wheel sets in “low adhesion” (reduced wheel/rail friction) conditions. It is used when braking and may be considered analogous to anti-lock braking (ABS) in cars. The system can also be used to control (or provide an input to) the ...

4. Tire bead - Wikipedia

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   Tire bead is the term for the edge of a tire that sits on the rim. Wheels for automobiles , bicycles , etc. are made with a small slot or groove into which the tire bead sits. When the tire is properly inflated, the air pressure within the tire keeps the bead in this groove.

5. Wheel clamp - Wikipedia

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   A wheel clamp, also known as wheel boot, parking boot, or Denver boot, [1] [2] is a device that is designed to prevent motor vehicles from being moved. In its most common form, it consists of a clamp that surrounds a vehicle wheel, designed to prevent removal of both itself and the wheel.

6. Fender skirts - Wikipedia

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   Nash claimed that the stability was not affected by the front wheels having a narrower 54.7 in (1,389 mm) track for the front wheels while the rear track was 59.7 in (1,516 mm). [ 3 ] The 1955 Ford Thunderbird introduced rear "fender shields" as a type of fender skirt with an edge molding and a gravel shield. [ 4 ]

7. Fender (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   Austin 10 with red fenders. Fender is the American English term for the part of an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle body that frames a wheel well (the fender underside). ). Its primary purpose is to prevent sand, mud, rocks, liquids, and other road spray from being thrown into the air by the rotating