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  • 1Ramp — Ramp, n. 1. A leap; a spring; a hostile advance. [1913 Webster] The bold Ascalonite Fled from his lion ramp. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A highwayman; a robber. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. A romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] Lyly. [1913… …

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  • 2ramp — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a slope or inclined plane, esp. for joining two levels of ground, floor, etc. 2 movable stairs for entering or leaving an aircraft. 3 an upward bend in a stair rail. 4 Brit. a transverse ridge in a road to control the speed of… …

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  • 3ramp — noun 1》 a sloping surface joining two different levels.     ↘a movable set of steps for entering or leaving an aircraft.     ↘N. Amer. an inclined slip road leading to or from a main road or motorway. 2》 Brit. a transverse ridge in a road to… …

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  • 4Newark Light Rail — A Newark Light Rail car crosses Broad Street by Riverfront Stadium in Newark, pulling into the Newark Broad Street station …

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  • 5Mega Ramp — The Big Air event of freestyle at sunset, 2004. A Mega Ramp is the informal name given to any large format vert ramp structure used in freestyle BMX and skateboarding. The name distinguishes a second generation of ramps which became increasingly… …

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  • 6MAX Light Rail — Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) Info Locale Portland, Oregon, United States Transit type L …

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  • 7History of the Long Island Rail Road — The Long Island Rail Road is a railroad owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the U.S. state of New York. It is the oldest U.S. railroad still operating under its original name and charter.[1] Contents 1 Gateway to Boston, 1832… …

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  • 8Light Rail Transit (Singapore) — Infobox Public transit name = Light Rapid Transit (LRT) 轻轨列车系统 Sistem Rel Ringan imagesize = 100px locale = Singapore transit type = Light Rail began operation = 6 November, 1999 system length = km to mi|28.8|abbr=yes|precision=2|wiki=yes lines …

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  • 9East Gippsland Rail Trail — MelbourneBikePath DESCRIPTION=East Gippsland Rail Trail Signage NAME=East Gippsland Rail Trail LENGTH=96 km DIFFICULTY=Easy to medium HILLS=Extended shallow gradients, short hills to and from original track height, undulating hills… …

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  • 10Chelford rail accident — Date and time 22 December 1894 : 1644 Location Chelford, Cheshire Rail line London and North Western Railway Cause Wind blew waggon onto tracks Trains 2 …

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