Underground Railroad
Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
| bait and switch | a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product |
switch
switching
shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
| crossing | traveling across |
| crossing | a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean) |
| switch | a basketball maneuver, two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other |
overhead
smash | a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head |
hybridization
hybridisation
crossbreeding
crossing cross
interbreeding
hybridizing | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
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 |
crossing
crosswalk
crossover | a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other |
DIP switch
dual inline package switch | (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware, used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user |
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 |
| ignition switch | switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter |
intersection
crossroad
crossway
crossing carrefour | a junction where one street or road crosses another |
level crossing
grade crossing | intersection of a railway and a road on the same level, barriers close road when trains pass |
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 |
| overhead | (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship |
| overhead projector | a projector operated by a speaker, projects the image over the speaker's head |
pedestrian crossing
zebra crossing | street crossing where pedestrians have right of way, often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes) |
| pelican crossing | an acronym for pedestrian light control, a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians |
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 |
| school crossing | a pedestrian crossing where school children cross a street on the way to school |
selector
selector switch | a switch that is used to select among alternatives |
| switch | a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment |
switch electric switch
electrical switch | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
| switch | railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections, used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock |
| switch | hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair, used by women to give shape to a coiffure |
switch engine
donkey engine | a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard |
three-way switch
three-point switch | an electric switch that has three terminals, used to control a circuit from two different locations |
| time-switch | a switch set to operate at a desired time |
toggle switch
toggle on-off switch
on
off switch | a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions |
viewgraph
overhead | a transparency for use with an overhead projector |
yard railway yard
railyard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines |
substitution
permutation
transposition replacement
switch | an event in which one thing is substituted for another, the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood |
| crossing | a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect |
disk overhead
overhead | (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing |
ford
crossing | a shallow area in a stream that can be forded |
| crossing guard | someone who helps people (especially children) at a traffic crossing |
| switch-hitter | a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed |
| switch-hitter | slang term for a bisexual person |
trainman
railroader
railroad man
railwayman
railway man | an employee of a railroad |
switch grass
Panicum virgatum | grass of western America used for hay |
small cane
switch cane
Arundinaria tecta | small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States |