Train turntable

Circular rotating table equipped with rails (crossing the circle's diameter with sometimes two perpendicular sets) used to turn locomotives or replace switch gear.

turntable

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A device set into the floor of the treatment room that allows for smooth rotation of the treatment couch on a four-point contact ball bearing. The bearing also provides rigid load ...

turntable

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

A horizontal, rotary conveyor mechanism used for transferring objects between conveyors which are in angular relation to one another.

turntable

Sports; Trampoline

This is a move that starts on either the stomach or back and is a complete somersault that results in the gymnast returning back to their stomach or back.

absolute blocking

Railways; Railroad

A control arrangement for rail traffic in which a track is divided into sections or blocks upon which a train may not enter until the preceding train has left.

gotthard base tunnel

Railways; Railroad

Currently the world's longest at 35.4-mile (57-kilometer), the Gotthard Base Tunnel through the Swiss Alps was first conceived in 1947 by engineer Eduard Gruner. The project ...

Gotthard Base Tunnel

Railways; Railroad

Currently the world's longest at 35.4-mile (57-kilometer), the Gotthard Base Tunnel through the Swiss Alps was first conceived in 1947 by engineer Eduard Gruner. The project ...

insulated switch

Railways; Railroad

A switch in which the fixtures, principally the gage plates and the switch rods connecting one rail to the other, are provided with insulation so that electric currents will not ...

turnout number

Railways; Railroad

The number corresponding to the number of frog used in a turnout.

insulating rail joint

Railways; Railroad

Sometimes called Insulated Joint. A rail joint designed to stop the flow of electric current from rail to rail, as at the end of a track circuit, by means of nonconductors so ...

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Furious Five

The five legendary animal kung fu fighters famed throughout ancient China. Trained by Master Shifu, each of them became a master in their respective ...