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  2. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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    The term was originally used to refer to the Gravelly Hill Interchange on the M6 in Birmingham. [11] Map of types of special routes Special route A prefixed or suffixed numbered road in the United States that forms a loop or spur of a more dominant route of the same route number and system. Speed bump, speed hump, speed ramp, speed cushion, or ...

  3. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    Term is specifically used by CSX crews in Cincinnati Terminal where a large such packaging facility is located. [citation needed] Truck The undercarriage assembly of rolling stock incorporating the train wheels, suspension, brakes and, in powered units, the traction motors Tunnel Motor Southern Pacific EMD SD40T-2 or EMD SD45T-2. Named for the ...

  4. Bridge and tunnel - Wikipedia

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    Bridge and Tunnel (often abbreviated B&T or BNT) is a term – often used pejoratively – to describe people who live in communities surrounding the island of Manhattan in New York City, and commute to it for work or entertainment. It refers to the fact that vehicular travel to the island of Manhattan requires passing over a bridge or through ...

  5. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so-lute-ly ...

  6. Glossary of rail transport terms - Wikipedia

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    Rail transport terms are a form of technical terminology applied to railways. Although many terms are uniform across different nations and companies, they are by no means universal, with differences often originating from parallel development of rail transport systems in different parts of the world, and in the national origins of the engineers and managers who built the inaugural rail ...

  7. Sally port - Wikipedia

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    It can also mean a tunnel, or passage (i.e., a secret exit for those besieged). A sally , ultimately derived from Latin salīre (to jump), or "salle" sortie , is a military maneuver , typically during a siege , made by a defending force to harass isolated or vulnerable attackers before retreating to their defenses.

  8. Urban Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Urban Dictionary Screenshot Screenshot of Urban Dictionary front page (2018) Type of site Dictionary Available in English Owner Aaron Peckham Created by Aaron Peckham URL urbandictionary.com Launched December 9, 1999 ; 25 years ago (1999-12-09) Current status Active Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced English-language online dictionary for slang words and phrases. The website was founded in ...

  9. Sandhog - Wikipedia

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    Sandhog is the slang term given to urban miners and construction workers who work underground on a variety of excavation projects in New York City, [1] and later other cities. [2] Generally these projects involve tunneling, caisson excavation, road building, or some other type of underground construction or mining projects.