The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
relay race — Sports. a race between two or more teams of contestants, each contestant being relieved by a teammate after running part of the distance. Cf. medley relay. [1895 1900] * * * Race between teams in which each team member successively covers a… … Universalium
Trionic T5.5 — Engine management system SAAB TRIONIC T5.5 Courtesy of: DrBoost Overview Saab Trionic T.5.5 is an engine management system that controls ignition, fuel injection and turbo boost pressure. The system was introduced in 1994 Saab 900 with B204L… … Wikipedia
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Military equipment of Turkey — The military equipment of Turkey includes a wide array of arms, artilleries, large surface vessels, cannons, armored vehicles, mortars, unmanned vehicles and many different equipments. Contents 1 Historical development 1.1 General 1.2 1923 1950 … Wikipedia
1925 serum run to Nome — Statue of Balto, the lead dog on the last relay team. The statue is located in Central Park (NYC) and is dedicated to all the dogs involved in the serum run During the 1925 serum run to Nome, also known as the Great Race of Mercy, 20 mushers and… … Wikipedia
Glowplug — For the similar device used in model aircraft engines, see Glow plug (model engine).A glowplug (alternately spelled as glow plug or glow plug) is a heating device used to aid starting diesel engines. Purpose Diesel engines, unlike petrol engines … Wikipedia
International Space Station — ISS redirects here. For other uses, see ISS (disambiguation). International Space Station … Wikipedia
Electric motor — For other kinds of motors, see motor (disambiguation). For a railroad electric engine, see electric locomotive. Various electric motors. A 9 volt PP3 transistor battery is in the center foreground for size comparison. An electric motor converts… … Wikipedia
Gunnar Kaasen — (1882 ndash; 1960) was a Norwegian musher who delivered a cylinder containing 300,000 units of diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska in 1925, as the last leg of a dog sled relay that saved the U.S. city from an epidemic.Kaasen was born in Burfjord … Wikipedia
