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Fritz Fend, a former technical officer with the Luftwaffe, also designed a three-wheel invalid carriage in 1948. The first version was unpowered, with the single wheel situated at the front. His powered version had a 38cc Victoria two-stroke engine, with a chain-driven single rear wheel; the two wheels at the front were used for steering. This ...
Term Notes References Handicapped: Especially when preceded by "the" or "physically" [7] [16] [17] Handicapable [20] Hare lip [6] Hearing-impaired [39] Homebound [40] Hunchback, or "humpback" Especially when referring to people with scoliosis or kyphosis. Generated controversy after the 1990s release of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (see ...
The term 'safety bicycle' was used in the 1880s for any alternative to the penny-farthing. The front and rear wheel were not necessarily the same size. [3] Later historians began to use the term in a more restricted way for the design that was a direct ancestor to most modern bicycles.
The average 29-inch mountain bike tire is ISO 59-622 - corresponding to an outside diameter of about 29.15 inches (740 mm). 32 inch / ISO 686. 32-inch wheels have been in use on unicycles and have been appropriated for bicycles to create bikes more proportional for taller riders. [39] 36 inch / ISO 787. 36-inch wheels have been developed to ...
Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
The addition of geared, all-mechanical wheels for manual wheelchairs is a new development incorporating a hypocycloidal reduction gear into the wheel design. The 2-gear wheels can be added to a manual wheelchair. The geared wheels provide a user with additional assistance by providing leverage through gearing (like a bicycle, not a motor).
Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others. The local ...