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  2. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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    See three-way junction 5-1-1 A transportation and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States and Canada that was initially designated for road weather information. A Access road See frontage road Advisory speed limit A speed recommendation by a governing body. All-way stop or four-way stop An intersection system where traffic approaching it from all directions ...

  3. Glossary of geography terms (A–M) - Wikipedia

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    Of, relating to, within, or towards the interior of a landmass, i.e. distant from the coast. inland sea. A very large, isolated expanse of open water in the interior of a landmass, either completely surrounded by dry land or connected to the ocean by a river, strait, or other narrow waterway. inland waters.

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    1. Any device external to a vessel or aircraft specifically intended to assist navigators in determining their position or safe course, or to warn them of dangers or obstructions to navigation. 2. Any sort of marker that aids a traveler in navigation, especially with regard to nautical or aviation travel.

  5. Compass rose - Wikipedia

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    Compass rose with the eight principal winds. A compass rose, sometimes called a wind rose, rose of the winds or compass star, is a figure on a compass, map, nautical chart, or monument used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west) and their intermediate points. It is also the term for the graduated ...

  6. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    comping (jazz) 1. to comp; action of accompanying. con. With; used in very many musical directions, for example con allegrezza (with liveliness), con calma (calmly lit.'with calm'); (see also col and colla) con dolcezza. See dolce. con sordina or con sordine (plural) With a mute, or with mutes.

  7. Direction (geometry) - Wikipedia

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    A direction is used to represent linear objects such as axes of rotation and normal vectors. A direction may be used as part of the representation of a more complicated object 's orientation in physical space (e.g., axis–angle representation). Two airplanes in parallel (and opposite) directions. Two directions are said to be opposite if the ...

  8. Glossary of rowing terms - Wikipedia

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    The sides and top edge of a boat, to which the riggers attach – see also Gunwales. (a) An oar made to be used in a sculling boat where each rower has two oars, one per hand (b) A boat (shell) that is propelled using sculling oars, e.g., a "single scull," is a one-person boat where the rower has two oars.

  9. Glossary of rail transport terms - Wikipedia

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    Also Centering spring cylinder. A cylindrical cast-iron holder in which an adjusting string is placed. Adjusting spring seat A casting, or a part of the bolster of a two-wheel trailing truck, forming a bearing for the end of the adjusting spring. Admission The opening of steam port to admit steam to one end of a cylinder. If the valve has no lead, admission takes place at the moment the piston ...

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