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 |
| switch | a basketball maneuver, two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other |
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 |
| central heating | a heating system in which air or water is heated at a central furnace and sent through the building via vents or pipes and radiators |
cog railway
rack railway | railway for steep mountains, a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction |
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 |
| heating element | the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat |
heating pad
hot pad | heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained in a flexible pad |
heating system
heating plant
heating
heat | utility to warm a building, the heating system wasn't working, they have radiant heating |
| ignition switch | switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter |
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 |
| panel heating | heating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating pipes |
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 |
selector
selector switch | a switch that is used to select among alternatives |
steam heat
steam heating | a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| dielectric heating | heating of an insulator by a high-frequency electric field |
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 |
dog laurel
dog hobble
switch-ivy
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Leucothoe editorum | fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers |
heating
warming | the process of becoming warmer, a rising temperature |
| induction heating | the heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in it |
| radiant heating | heating a building by radiation from panels containing hot water or electrical heaters |
fuel oil
heating oil | a petroleum product used for fuel |
interchange
tack switch
alternate flip
flip-flop | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
switch over
switch exchange | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence |
| switch change over shift | make a shift in or exchange of, First Joe led, then we switched |
| switch shift change | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another, switch to a different brand of beer, She switched psychiatrists, The car changed lanes |
| switch | flog with or as if with a flexible rod |