Showing posts with label vehicle. Show all posts
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wheelbarrow


n.

A small one- or two-wheeled cart designed to be pushed by a single person using two handles to the rear, used to convey small loads.

hand truck


n.

A two-wheeled cart for moving heavy objects by hand, consisting of a vertical framework with handles at the top and a metal blade at the bottom that is inserted beneath a load, the entire assembly being tilted backward until balanced for easy pushing or pulling.

forklift


n.

A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load to be lifted and moved.

Also called forklift truck, or lift truck.

convertible


n.

A car that has top that can be folded or removed.

Sometimes called cabriolet in British English.

limousine


n.

Any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile usually driven by a chauffeur and sometimes having a partition separating the passenger compartment from the driver's seat.

Short form: limo.

wheelchair


n.

A movable chair mounted on large wheels for invalids or those who cannot walk. It is frequently propelled by the occupant.

Also wheel chair.

cycle rickshaw


n.

A tricycle usually propelled by pedalling used in many parts of Asia for transporting passengers for hire.

Also known as a pedicab, velotaxi, or trishaw.

rickshaw


n. Short for jinriksha. Origin: Japanese“人力車”(じんりきしゃ, jin-riki-sha)

A small two-wheeled cart pulled by one person for transporting passengers or other uses.

blimp


n.

A small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon.

Blimp differs from a rigid airship (e.g. a Zeppelin) in that it does not have a rigid structure that holds the airbag in shape. Rather, it relies on a higher pressure of the gas (usually helium) inside the envelope to remain buoyant.

The term "blimp" is reportedly onomatopoeic, the sound the airship makes when one taps the envelope (balloon) with a finger. Although there is some disagreement among historians, credit for coining the term is usually given to Lt. A.D. Conningham of the British Royal Navy in 1915.

trolleybus


n.

A bus powered by two overhead electric wires, from which it draws electricity using two trolley poles.

Also known as electric bus, trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram or simply trolley.