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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. Levenshtein distance - Wikipedia

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    Edit distance matrix for two words using cost of substitution as 1 and cost of deletion or insertion as 0.5. For example, the Levenshtein distance between "kitten" and "sitting" is 3, since the following 3 edits change one into the other, and there is no way to do it with fewer than 3 edits: kitten → sitten (substitution of "s" for "k"),

  4. Compact city - Wikipedia

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    The compact city or city of short distances is an urban planning and urban design concept, which promotes relatively high residential density with mixed land uses. It is based on an efficient public transport system and has an urban layout which – according to its advocates – encourages walking and cycling, low energy consumption and ...

  5. Maai - Wikipedia

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    When maai is interpreted as the actual distance between opponents, there are three types: [3] [4] Tōma (Tō-ma) — long distance; Issoku ittō-no-maai (Itto-ma) — one-foot-one-sword distance, also called chūma (middle distance) Chikama — short distance; Itto-ma is the distance equaling one step to make one strike. It measures about two ...

  6. Glossary of golf - Wikipedia

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    References External links 0–9 19th hole The clubhouse bar. A ace When a player hits the ball directly from the tee into the hole with one stroke. Also called a hole in one. address The act of taking a stance and placing the club-head behind the golf ball. If the ball moves once a player has addressed the ball, there is a one-stroke penalty, unless it is clear that the actions of the player ...

  7. Mode of transport - Wikipedia

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    For example, liquids/gases, any chemically stable liquid or gas can be sent through a pipeline. Short-distance systems exist for sewage, slurry water and beer, while long-distance networks are used for petroleum and natural gas. Cable transport is a broad mode where vehicles are pulled by cables instead of an internal power source. It is most ...

  8. Footbridge - Wikipedia

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    The residential-scale footbridges all span a short distance and can be used for a broad range of applications. Complicated engineering is not needed and the footbridges are built with readily available materials and basic tools. [8] Different types of design footbridges include:

  9. Distance - Wikipedia

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    The distance travelled by an object is the length of a specific path travelled between two points, [6] such as the distance walked while navigating a maze. This can even be a closed distance along a closed curve which starts and ends at the same point, such as a ball thrown straight up, or the Earth when it completes one orbit.