Underground Railroad
Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
transmission transmittal
transmitting | the act of sending a message, causing a message to be transmitted |
| wire-haired fox terrier | a fox terrier with wiry hair |
wirehair
wirehaired terrier
wire-haired terrier | a terrier with wiry hair |
| griffon wire-haired pointing griffon | breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat, originated in Holland but largely developed in France |
automatic transmission
automatic drive | a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car |
| baling wire | wire used to make bales |
barbed wire
barbwire | strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage |
| cable line transmission line | a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power |
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 |
| chicken wire | a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh, used to build fences |
cog railway
rack railway | railway for steep mountains, a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction |
cross hair
cross wire | either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration, he had the target in his cross hairs |
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 |
fiber-optic transmission system
fibre-optic transmission system
FOTS | a communication system using fiber optic cables |
guy
guy cable
guy wire
guy rope | a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) |
| high wire | a tightrope very high above the ground |
hydraulic transmission
hydraulic transmission system | a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system |
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 |
| piano wire | thin steel wire of high tensile strength |
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 |
standard transmission
stick shift | a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal |
telephone wire
telephone line telegraph wire
telegraph line | the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals |
| transmission transmission system | the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle |
| transmission shaft | rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential |
| trip wire | a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over |
| turnbuckle | an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension |
| wire | ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc |
| wire conducting wire | a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance |
| wire cloth | fabric woven of metallic wire |
| wire cutter | an edge tool used in cutting wire |
wire gauge
wire gage | gauge for measuring the diameter of wire |
wire matrix printer
wire printer
stylus printer | an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli |
| wire recorder | an early type of magnetic recorder using iron wire |
| wire stripper | a hand tool used by electricians to remove insulation from the cut end of an insulated wire |
yard railway yard
railyard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines |
optical density
transmission density
photographic density
absorbance | (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation |
| transmission | communication by means of transmitted signals |
channel
transmission channel | a path over which electrical signals can pass, a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company |
telegram
wire | a message transmitted by telegraph |
transmission control protocol
TCP | a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another, TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission |
transmission control protocol
internet protocol
TCP
IP | a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the s to get data from one network device to another |
infection
contagion
transmission | an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted |
| trip wire | a small military force that serves as a first line of defense, if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces |