Axle
(n.) The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel. |
Axle
(n.) A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage |
Axle
(n.) An axis |
Axle box
() A bushing in the hub of a wheel, through which the axle passes. |
Axle box
() The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway axle. |
Axle guard
() The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically |
Guide
(n.) The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder. |
Guide
(v. t.) To lead or direct in a way |
Guide
(v. t.) To regulate and manage |
Guide
(v. t.) A person who leads or directs another in his way or course, as in a strange land |
Guide
(v. t.) One who, or that which, directs another in his conduct or course of lifo |
Guide
(v. t.) Any contrivance, especially one having a directing edge, surface, or channel, for giving direction to the motion of anything, as water, an instrument, or part of a machine, or for directing the hand or eye, as of an operator |
Guide
(v. t.) A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the wheel buckets. |
Guide
(v. t.) A grooved director for a probe or knife. |
Guide
(v. t.) A strip or device to direct the compositor's eye to the line of copy he is setting. |
Guide
(v. t.) A noncommissioned officer or soldier placed on the directiug flank of each subdivision of a column of troops, or at the end of a line, to mark the pivots, formations, marches, and alignments in tactics. |
Railway
(n.) A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure. |
Railway
(n.) The road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings, rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and constituting one property |
Stay
(n.) A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays |
Stay
(v. i.) To stop from motion or falling |
Stay
(v. i.) To support from sinking |
Stay
(v. i.) To bear up under |
Stay
(v. i.) To hold from proceeding |
Stay
(v. i.) To hinde/ |
Stay
(v. i.) To remain for the purpose of |
Stay
(v. i.) To cause to cease |
Stay
(v. i.) To fasten or secure with stays |
Stay
(v. i.) To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind. |
Stay
(v. i.) To remain |
Stay
(v. i.) To continue in a state. |
Stay
(v. i.) To wait |
Stay
(v. i.) To dwell |
Stay
(v. i.) To rest |
Stay
(v. i.) To come to an end |
Stay
(v. i.) To hold out in a race or other contest |
Stay
(v. i.) To change tack |
Stay
(n.) That which serves as a prop |
Stay
(n.) A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men. |
Stay
(n.) Continuance in a place |
Stay
(n.) Cessation of motion or progression |
Stay
(n.) Hindrance |
Stay
(n.) Restraint of passion |
Stay
(n.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them. |
Underground Railroad
Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
| stay | continuing or remaining in a place or state, they had a nice stay in Paris, a lengthy hospital stay, a four-month stay in bankruptcy court |
| honey guide | small bird of tropical Africa and Asia, feeds on beeswax and honey and larvae |
| guide dog | a dog trained to guide the blind |
| axle | a shaft on which a wheel rotates |
| axle bar | an iron bar that serves as an axletree |
cable railway
funicular
funicular railway | a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars |
car railcar
railway car
railroad car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad, three cars had jumped the rails |
cog railway
rack railway | railway for steep mountains, a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction |
| dead axle | an axle that carries a wheel but without power to drive it |
elevated railway
elevated railroad
elevated
el
overhead railway | a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level |
| guide | a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something |
| guide rope | a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane |
line railway line
rail line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
live axle
driving axle | the axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the driving power |
locomotive
engine locomotive engine
railway locomotive | a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
railroad track
railroad railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels, he walked along the railroad track |
railway
railroad
railroad line
railway line railway system | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
| railway junction | a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross |
railway station
railroad station
railroad terminal
train station
train depot | terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods |
| scenic railway | small railway in an amusement park |
| stay | (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar |
| stay | a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) |
waveguide
wave guide | a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves, used in radar |
| wheel and axle | hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel |
yard railway yard
railyard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines |
template
templet
guide | a model or standard for making comparisons |
guide word
guideword
catchword | a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page |
guidebook
guide | something that offers basic information or instruction |
| field guide | a guidebook describing natural objects of some type that might be encountered in the field, a field guide to mushrooms |
| stay | a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted, the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court |
| stay of execution | an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time |
index fossil
guide fossil | a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found |
| guide | someone who shows the way by leading or advising |
| hunting guide | guide to people hunting in unfamiliar territory |
scout
pathfinder
guide | someone who can find paths through unexplored territory |
stay-at-home
homebody | a person who seldom goes anywhere, one not given to wandering or travel |
| tour guide | a guide who leads others on a tour |
trainman
railroader
railroad man
railwayman
railway man | an employee of a railroad |
usher
guide | someone employed to conduct others |
arrest
check
halt
hitch
stay
stop
stoppage | the state of inactivity following an interruption, the negotiations were in arrest, held them in check, during the halt he got some lunch, the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow, he spent the entire stop in his seat |
| axle grease | a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles |
stay up
sit up | not go to bed, Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow, We sat up all night to watch the election |
stay
remain
rest | stay the same, remain in a certain state, The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it, rest assured, stay alone, He remained unmoved by her tears, The bad weather continued for another week |
| stay detain delay | stop or halt, Please stay the bloodshed! |
keep off
stay off | refrain from entering or walking onto, keep off the grass, stay off the premises |
quell
stay
appease | overcome or allay, quell my hunger |
guide
run draw d pass
b | pass over, across, or through, He ran his eyes over her body, She ran her fingers along the carved figurine, He drew her hair through his fingers |
| stay | fasten with stays |
| stay in place | be stationary |