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flying switch — A method of switching railroad cars wherein at one point in the operation a car or cars run free, having been kicked , that is shoved violently by a locomotive. Chicago & Northwestern R. Co. v Calumet Stock Farm, 194 1119, 61 NE 1095 … Ballentine's law dictionary
switch — Verb: To change course. To change opinion or preference. To change the position of something. To move railroad cars from one track to another or from one place in a train to another place in a train. Noun: An instrumentality for opening or… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Flying Teapot (album) — Flying Teapot is an album by Gong, originally released in 1973. Co titled Radio Gnome Invisible Part 1 , it is the first of the Radio Gnome Trilogy of albums, and was followed by Angel s Egg and You. The Trilogy forms a central part of the Gong… … Wikipedia
Flying Warriors — Infobox VG title = Flying Warriors developer = Culture Brain publisher = Culture Brain designer = engine = released =JPN 1988 ( Hiryu no Ken II ) JPN July 1990 ( Hiryu no Ken III ) NA February 1991 ( Flying Warriors ) genre = Action modes =… … Wikipedia
running switch — Same as flying switch … Ballentine's law dictionary
Railroad switch — For other uses, see Switch (disambiguation). A right hand railroad switch with point indicator pointing to right … Wikipedia
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress variants — Boeing B 17G Flying Fortress. The following is an extensive catalogue of the variants and specific unique elements of each variant and/or design stage of the Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber. For a broader article on the history of the B… … Wikipedia
B-17 Flying Fortress variants — The following is an extensive catalogue of the variants and specific unique elements of each variant and/or design stage of the Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber. For a broader article on the history of the B 17, see B 17 Flying Fortress.… … Wikipedia
Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying — 1st edition Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying is a collection of short stories by Roald Dahl. It was published in 1946 by Reynal Hitchcock.[1] Unlike Dahl s more famous later work, the stories in this early collection are not for c … Wikipedia
chicken switch — {n.}, {slang}, {Space English} 1. The emergency eject button used by test pilots in fast and high flying aircraft by means of which they can parachute to safety if the engine fails; later adopted by astronauts in space capsules. * /Don t pull the … Dictionary of American idioms
