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1Mounted games — is a branch of equestrian sport in which very fast games are played by people of all ages on ponies up to a height of 15 hands. They require a high degree of athletic ability, good riding skills, hand to eye coordination, determination,… …
2air-cushion machine — ▪ vehicle Introduction also called ground effect machine, or hovercraft, any of the machines characterized by movement in which a significant portion of the weight is supported by forces arising from air pressures developed around the… …
3Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle — PACV redirects here. For the airport in Alaska with that ICAO code, see Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport. PACV cruising through swamp area Class overview Name …
4turntable — /terrn tay beuhl/, n. 1. the rotating disk that spins the record on a phonograph. 2. Railroads. a rotating, track bearing platform pivoted in the center, used for turning locomotives and cars around. 3. a rotating stand used in sculpture,… …
5Glossary of cue sports terms — The following is a glossary of traditional English language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom (or carambole) billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool (pocket… …
6Harry Winston — instead of a conventional means of secure transfer. Winston s jewelry empire began with his acquisition of Arabella Huntington s famous jewelry collection. The wife of railroad magnate Henry Huntington, Arabella amassed one of the world s most… …
7railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… …
8Volvo Cars — Infobox Company company company name = Volvo Personvagnar AB Volvo Car Corporation company type = Subsidiary of Ford Motor Company foundation = 1927 by SKF, Assar Gabrielsson and Gustav Larson location = flagicon|Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden key… …
9technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
10automobile — automobilist /aw teuh meuh bee list, moh bi list/, n. /aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh moh beel, beuhl/, n. 1. a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel… …
