Railways

Railways

The means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks.

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release

Sports; Golf

To hit the ball in such a way that when it hits the green it continues to roll.

VI

Financial services; General Finance

The two-character ISO 3166 country code for VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S..

special bid

Financial services; General Finance

A method of purchasing a large block of stock on the NYSE by advertising a client's large buy order, and matching it up with a number of other traders' smaller sell orders.

ammoniated

Dairy products; Cheese

The term usually used for bloomy or washed rind cheeses, giving off a strong smell or taste of ammonia.

m1

Astronomy; General astronomy

Total, integrated magnitude of a comet's head (meaning coma + nuclear condensation). This can be estimated visually, as the comet's "total visual magnitude". The variable m 1 is ...