Ballast

A weight at the bottom of the boat to help keep it stable. Ballast can be placed inside the hull of the boat or externally in a keel. Water picked up as ballast in one location ...

ballast

Transportation; Railway

Bed of stone on which the railway track is built, thereby providing the necessary stability and drainage.

ballast

Maritime; Ocean shipping

Heavy substances loaded by a vessel to improve stability, trimming, sea keeping and to increase the immersion at the propeller. Sea water ballast is commonly' loaded in most ...

funiculaire

Transportation; Railway

Un funiculaire est une remontée mécanique équipée de véhicules circulant sur des rails en pente et dont la traction est assurée par un câble.

cable railway

Transportation; Railway

A cable railway is a steeply graded railway that uses a cable or rope to haul trains.

shunter's whistle

Transportation; Railway

the use of a whistle to announce that a train is manoeuvering

platform

Transportation; Railway

Raised structure in stations providing access to the cars or wagons.

platform starting signal

Transportation; Railway

Stop signal located at the end of the platform.

points

Transportation; Railway

Device or junction where the track divides into two or more diverging lines or where two or more lines converge into one track. Points are made up of three parts: the actual point ...

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Virtual booth

A virtual booth is an exhibitor booth in a virtual conference taking place online. Like its counterpart in the real world, a virtual booth can have a ...