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  2. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    The 10-wheeler wheel arrangement A steam locomotive with a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement [3] 241 (US) Procession of a train past a stop signal with verbal permission from the dispatcher. [4] Derives from Rule 241, which is used to grant such permission under certain rule sets. [5] 14L, 14(l), or 19b

  3. Glossary of rail transport terms - Wikipedia

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    [3] Adhesion railway The most common type of railway, where power is applied by driving some or all of the wheels of the locomotive. [4] Adhesive weight The weight on the driving wheels of a locomotive, which determines the frictional grip between wheels and rail, and hence the drawbar pull a locomotive can exert [5] Adjusting spring

  4. Glossary of motorsport terms - Wikipedia

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    Drivers race on the apron at Chicagoland Speedway (the area between the white and yellow lines). aero cover See wheel shroud. air jacks Pneumatic cylinders strategically mounted to the frame near the wheels of a racing car, which project downwards to lift the car off the ground during a pit stop to allow for quick tire changes or provide mechanics access to the underside of the car for repairs.

  5. Serbu Super-Shorty - Wikipedia

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    The Serbu Super-Shorty is a compact, stockless, pump action shotgun chambered in 12-gauge (2 + 3 ⁄ 4 and 3"). [1] The basic architecture of most of the production models is based on the Mossberg Maverick 88 shotgun, with Mossberg 500 and Remington 870 receivers also available. [2] [3] The shotgun features a spring-loaded, folding foregrip. [4]

  6. Wikipedia:Language learning centre/Word list - Wikipedia

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    Drawing up a comprehensive list of words in English is important as a reference when learning a language as it will show the equivalent words you need to learn in the other language to achieve fluency. A big list will constantly show you what words you don't know and what you need to work on and is useful for testing yourself.

  7. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  8. Stock (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The anatomy of a gunstock on a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle with Fajen thumbhole silhouette stock. 1) butt, 2) forend, 3) comb, 4) heel, 5) toe, 6) grip, 7) thumbhole A gunstock or often simply stock, the back portion of which is also known as a shoulder stock, a buttstock, or simply a butt, is a part of a long gun that provides structural support, to which the barrel, action, and firing ...

  9. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    money spent on a bank account that results in a debit (negative) balance; the amount of the debit balance, an "overdraft facility", is permission from a bank to draw to a certain debit balance. In US English, overdraft and overdraft limit are used, respectively. overleaf * on the other side of the page (US: reverse) owt anything. Northern English.