Underground Railroad
Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
| split ticket | a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party |
| straight ticket | a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party |
box office
ticket office
ticket booth | the office where tickets of admission are sold |
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 |
chopine
platform | a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole |
cog railway
rack railway | railway for steep mountains, a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction |
| collector | the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes |
collector's item
showpiece
piece de resistance | the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection |
drilling platform
offshore rig | drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially |
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 |
line railway line
rail line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
locomotive
engine locomotive engine
railway locomotive | a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
| pinwheel pinwheel wind collector | a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind |
| platform | a raised horizontal surface, the speaker mounted the platform |
| platform weapons platform | any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons |
| platform | the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system |
| platform bed | a bed without springs |
| platform rocker | rocking chair on a stationary base |
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 |
solar dish
solar collector
solar furnace | a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun, can produce high temperatures |
space station
space platform
space laboratory | a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research |
| ticket window | a window through which tickets are sold (as from a ticket booth) |
yard railway yard
railyard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines |
ticket
just the ticket | the appropriate or desirable thing, this car could be just the ticket for a small family |
| ticket book | a book of tickets that can be torn out and used |
| slate ticket | a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices |
platform
political platform
political program
program | a document stating the aims and principles of a political party, their candidate simply ignored the party platform, they won the election even though they offered no positive program |
meal ticket
luncheon voucher | coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal |
| ticket | a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment) |
commutation ticket
season ticket | a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments, sold at a reduced rate |
plane ticket
airplane ticket | a ticket good for a trip on an airplane |
railroad ticket
train ticket | a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train |
theater ticket
theatre ticket | a ticket good for admission to a theater |
| bus ticket | a ticket good for a ride on a bus |
round-trip ticket
return ticket | a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route) |
stub
ticket stub | a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt |
| ticket | a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation) |
| speeding ticket | a ticket issued for driving above the speed limit |
| parking ticket | a ticket issued for parking in a restricted place |
| ticket-of-leave | a permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions |
tag
ticket | a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc. |
Office of Inspector General
OIG | the investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission |
| ticket line | a queue of people waiting to buy tickets |
| collector | a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth |