Underground Railroad
Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
documentation
support | documentary validation, his documentation of the results was excellent, the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones |
| support reinforcement reenforcement | a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission, they called for artillery support |
| close support | close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit |
| direct support | a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance |
electronic warfare-support measures
ESM | electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition |
| support supporting | the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening, he leaned against the wall for support |
| support | aiding the cause or policy or interests of, the president no longer has the support of his own party, they developed a scheme of mutual support |
| support | the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities, his support kept the family together, they gave him emotional support during difficult times |
logistic support
logistic assistance | assistance between and within military commands |
| integrated logistic support | the pooling of specific resources by subscribing nations for the support of some joint operation |
mutual aid
international logistic support | arrangements made between nations to assist each other |
interdepartmental support
interagency support | provision of logistic (or administrative) support by one or more of the military services to one or more departments or agencies of the United States government |
| inter-service support | action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service |
pole horse
poler | a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle |
| pole horse | the horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race |
| arch support | a support for the arch of the foot |
| barge pole | a long pole used to propel or guide a barge, I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole |
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 |
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 |
fishing rod
fishing pole | a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line |
| hop pole | a tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is trained |
life-support system
life support | medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive, the patient is on life support |
| life-support system life support | equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions, the astronauts relied on their life-support systems |
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 |
negative magnetic pole
negative pole
south-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely |
| negative pole | the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate |
| pole | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |
| pole magnetic pole | one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated |
| pole | a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting |
positive pole
positive magnetic pole
north-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely |
| positive pole | the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate |
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 |
range pole
ranging pole
flagpole | surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide, used for sightings by surveyors |
| scenic railway | small railway in an amusement park |
| ski pole | a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing |
| support | any device that bears the weight of another thing, there was no place to attach supports for a shelf |
| support | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation, the statue stood on a marble support |
| support column | a column that supports a heavy weight |
support hose
support stocking | elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) |
telephone pole
telegraph pole
telegraph post | tall pole supporting telephone wires |
| terminal pole | a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves |
| totem pole | a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures, erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast |
yard railway yard
railyard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines |