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2. Kill switch - Wikipedia

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   An emergency switch in Japan. On railways, [1] an emergency stop is a full application of the brakes in order to bring a train to a stop as quickly as possible. [2] This occurs either by a manual emergency stop activation, such as a button being pushed on the train to start the emergency stop, or on some trains automatically, when the train has passed a red signal or the driver has failed to ...

3. Dead man's switch - Wikipedia

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   Every walk-behind mower sold in the US since 1982 has a dead man's switch called an "operator-presence control", which by law must stop the blades within three seconds after the user releases the controls. [9] Attached across the handle is a mechanical lever connected by a flexible cable to the kill switch on the engine.

4. Circle of death (boating) - Wikipedia

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   The circle of death is a hazardous phenomenon experienced by motorboats.. A circle of death can be initiated if the boat operator releases the steering mechanism while the boat is still powered, which means the propeller is still turning.

5. Kill switch (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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   A kill switch is a security measure used to shut off or render a device inoperable in an emergency. Kill Switch or Killswitch may also refer to: Film and television

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7. Outboard motor - Wikipedia

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   The Waterman outboard engine appears to be the first gasoline-powered outboard offered for sale in significant numbers. [11] It was developed from 1903 in Grosse Ile, Michigan, with a patent application filed in 1905 [ 12 ] Starting in 1906, [ 13 ] [ 14 ] the company went on to make thousands of his "Porto-Motor" [ 15 ] units, [ 16 ] claiming ...