Underground Railroad
Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
draft
draught
drawing | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
casting lots
drawing lots
sortition | making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn |
| drawing drawing off | act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source, the drawing of water from the well |
lottery
drawing | players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots |
| drafting mechanical drawing | the craft of drawing blueprints |
drawing draftsmanship
drafting | the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams, he learned drawing from his father |
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 |
cutaway cutaway drawing
cutaway model | a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts |
delineation
depiction
limning
line drawing | a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects |
| draft rough drawing | a preliminary sketch of a design or picture |
drafting board
drawing board | a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings |
drafting table
drawing table | a worktable with adjustable top |
| drawing | a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines, drawings of abstract forms, he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures |
drawing card
loss leader
leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers |
| drawing chalk | colored chalks used by artists |
drawing room
withdrawing room | a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained |
| drawing room | a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet |
drawstring
drawing string
string | a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening, he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag |
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 |
| mechanical drawing | scale drawing of a machine or architectural plan etc, |
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 |
schematic
schematic drawing | diagram of an electrical or mechanical system |
| spike | sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes, spikes provide greater traction |
| spike | a large stout nail, they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie |
| spike spindle | any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object, the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order |
| spike | a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal), one of the spikes impaled him |
| spike | a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur) |
| spike | each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves), the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game, golfers' spikes damage the putting greens |
spike heel
spike stiletto heel | a very high narrow heel on women's shoes |
| spike mike | a contact microphone for listening through walls |
surge suppressor
surge protector
spike suppressor
spike arrester
lightning arrester | electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current |
thumbtack
drawing pin
pushpin | a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board |
| wash wash drawing | a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other |
winch
windlass | lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds |
yard railway yard
railyard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines |
| drawing power | the capacity for attracting people (customers or supporters) |
| drawing | an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper, it is shown by the drawing in Fig. |
| spike | a transient variation in voltage or current |
| spike | a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline, the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor |
drawing card
draw
attraction
attractor
attracter | an entertainer who attracts large audiences, he was the biggest drawing card they had |
trainman
railroader
railroad man
railwayman
railway man | an employee of a railroad |