Transfer Office — Shortly before W.W. I, Transfer Clerks were assigned at some of the larger railroad junction points. These Transfer Office (TO) facilities were space exclusively used by Railway Mail Service and Postal Transportation Service clerks that were… … Wikipedia
Transfer case — A transfer case is a part of a four wheel drive system found in four wheel drive and all wheel drive vehicles. The transfer case is connected to the transmission and also to the front and rear axles by means of driveshafts. It is also referred to … Wikipedia
Transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong — The transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People s Republic of China, often referred to as the Handover, occurred on July 1, 1997. The event marked the end of British rule, and the transfer of sovereignty of Hong… … Wikipedia
Transfer table — A transfer table, also called a traverser (especially in the UK), is a piece of railroad equipment. It is similar in function to a turntable, though it cannot be used to turn equipment around. The table consists of a single length of track which… … Wikipedia
transfer table — noun : a platform with one or more tracks moving laterally on wheels for shifting railroad locomotives or cars from one track to another one parallel to it * * * transfer table, = traverse table (def. 1). (Cf. ↑traverse table) … Useful english dictionary
CARS — Childhood Autism Rating Scale; Children s Affective Rating Scale; Coronary Artery Regression Study; Coumadin Aspirin Reinfarction Study; cysteinyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase … Medical dictionary
CARS — • Childhood Autism Rating Scale; • Children s Affective Rating Scale; • Coronary Artery Regression Study; • Coumadin Aspirin Reinfarction Study; • cysteinyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
transfer company — A motor carrier. A company engaged primarily in hauling goods from terminal of a common carrier to the place of business or residence of consignee. A railroad company which makes a business of shifting cars delivered to it by a carrier to a… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Ramsey Car Transfer Apparatus — In railroad industry, the Ramsey Car Transfer Apparatus (Ramsey Transfer) was a proposed device to replace bogies on railroad cars to permit transfer of a train between railroad lines with different gauge.The Ramsey Transfer existed in a number… … Wikipedia
Weight transfer — In automobiles, weight transfer (often confused with load transfer) refers to the redistribution of weight supported by each tire during acceleration (both longitudinal and lateral). This includes braking, or deceleration (which can be viewed as… … Wikipedia
