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  • 11Road-rail vehicle — A Road rail vehicle is a self propelled vehicle that can be legally used on both roads and rails. They are sometimes referred to as a Hy rail or HiRail [The term Hy rail is a registered trademark of the Harsco Corporation. Road rail technology is …

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  • 12Road surface — A road in the process of being resurfaced Road surface (British English) or pavement (American English) is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway. In the past… …

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  • 13maintenance — A set minimum margin (per outstanding futures contract) that a customer must maintain in his margin account. Chicago Board of Trade glossary Appropriate ongoing adjustments to security holder records. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * *… …

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  • 14maintenance — noun 1 keeping sth in good condition ADJECTIVE ▪ annual, daily, regular, routine ▪ periodic ▪ These fences are fairly rugged but they require periodic maintenance. ▪ …

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  • 15Road verge — A boulevard with street trees in Oak Park, Illinois A road verge, (also verge, city grass, devil s strip, nature strip, parking strip, planting strip, sidewalk buffer, tree belt, tree lawn, utility strip etc.) is a narrow strip of grass or plants …

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  • 16maintenance — [[t]me͟ɪntɪnəns[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT The maintenance of a building, vehicle, road, or machine is the process of keeping it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary. ...maintenance work on government buildings... The …

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  • 17road — 1. n. 1 a a path or way with a specially prepared surface, used by vehicles, pedestrians, etc. b the part of this used by vehicles (don t step in the road). 2 one s way or route (our road took us through unexplored territory). 3 an underground… …

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  • 18Road bicycle racing — Bicycle racers at the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm in Germany Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term road racing is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously… …

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  • 19Road Transport —    In 1996 1997, according to government statistics, Burma had a total of 30,153 kilometers (18,695 miles) of roads, of which 16,439 kilometers (10,192 miles) were unpaved. Most major roads run south to north, along the valleys of the Irrawaddy… …

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  • 20road fund — noun Brit. historical a fund for the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges …

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