platform on wheels (noun)

  • 1dolly — noun (plural dollies) 1》 a child s word for a doll. 2》 informal, dated an attractive and stylish young woman. 3》 a small platform on wheels for holding heavy objects, typically film cameras. 4》 Cricket, informal an easy catch. 5》 historical a… …

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  • 2doll|y — «DOL ee», noun, plural doll|ies, verb, doll|ied, doll|y|ing. –n. 1. a child s name for a doll: »The little girl was crying, saying that a dog had taken her rag dolly. 2 …

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  • 3float — (v.) late O.E. flotian to float (class II strong verb; past tense fleat, pp. floten), from P.Gmc. *flutojanan (Cf. O.N. flota, M.Du. vloten), from PIE root *pleu to flow (see PLUVIAL (Cf. pluvial)). Of motion through air, from 1630s. Related:… …

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  • 4float — /floʊt / (say floht) verb (i) 1. to rest on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant. 2. to move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along. 3. to rest or move in or as in a liquid, the air, etc. 4. to move or hover before the eyes or in the mind …

  • 5kick scooter — noun A small platform with two or more wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground, usually just known as a scooter. Syn: push scooter …

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  • 6semilive skid — “+ noun : a platform skid with two fixed feet and two wheels to facilitate movement …

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  • 7transfer table — noun : a platform with one or more tracks moving laterally on wheels for shifting railroad locomotives or cars from one track to another one parallel to it * * * transfer table, = traverse table (def. 1). (Cf. ↑traverse table) …

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  • 8traveling table — noun : a table or platform arranged to move on rollers or wheels …

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  • 9traverse table — noun 1. : a navigation or surveying table giving the difference of latitude and departure corresponding to any given course and distance and containing the lengths of the two sides of a right angled triangle usually for every degree of angle and… …

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  • 10Glossary of rail terminology — Rail transport Operations Track Maintenance High speed Gauge Stations …

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