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rolling stock
(encz) | rolling stock,železniční park Zdeněk Brož |
Rolling stock
(gcide) | Rolling \Roll"ing\, a.
1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by
rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a
pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.
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2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or
rollers; as, a rolling chair.
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3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a
rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.]
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Rolling bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
Rolling circle of a paddle wheel, the circle described by
the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.
--J. Bourne.
Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in
line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they
stand.
Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by
one body rolling upon another which arises from the
roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.
Rolling mill, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between
which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets,
rails, etc.
Rolling press.
(a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between
revolving rollers.
(b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate
printing.
Rolling stock, or Rolling plant, the locomotives and
vehicles of a railway.
Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards
when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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rolling stock
(wn) | rolling stock
n 1: collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor
carrier |
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rolling stock apparatus
(encz) | rolling stock apparatus,zařízení drážního vozidla [tech.] parkmaj |
Rolling stock
(gcide) | Rolling \Roll"ing\, a.
1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by
rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a
pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.
[1913 Webster]
2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or
rollers; as, a rolling chair.
[1913 Webster]
3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a
rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.]
[1913 Webster]
Rolling bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
Rolling circle of a paddle wheel, the circle described by
the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.
--J. Bourne.
Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in
line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they
stand.
Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by
one body rolling upon another which arises from the
roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.
Rolling mill, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between
which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets,
rails, etc.
Rolling press.
(a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between
revolving rollers.
(b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate
printing.
Rolling stock, or Rolling plant, the locomotives and
vehicles of a railway.
Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards
when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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