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Dummy — may refer to: Military dummy: dummy round a cartridge that is inert, i.e. contains neither primer nor gunpowder decoy fake military equipment intended to deceive the enemy Crash test dummy, a full scale replica of a human being, weighted and… … Wikipedia
Dummy — Dum my, a. [See {Dumb}.] 1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine. [1913 Webster] 2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch. [1913 Webster] {Dummy car}. See under {Car}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dummy car — Dummy Dum my, a. [See {Dumb}.] 1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine. [1913 Webster] 2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch. [1913 Webster] {Dummy car}. See under {Car}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dummy — /ˈdʌmi / (say dumee) noun (plural dummies) 1. an imitation or copy of something, as for display, to indicate appearance, exhibit clothing, etc. 2. Colloquial a stupid person; dolt. 3. someone who has nothing to say or who takes no active part in… …
dummy lights — [1] Exterior lights which do not work, but may enhance the appearance of a vehicle. [2] The idiot lights that indicate a condition, but does not give details as a gauge would do, e.g., an oil light that indicates low pressure. By the time it… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Steam dummy — Mammoth Cave Railroad steam dummy engine. A steam dummy or dummy engine, in the United States of America and Canada, was a steam engine enclosed in a wooden box structure made to resemble a railroad passenger coach. Steam dummies had some… … Wikipedia
Locomotive engine — Locomotive Lo co*mo tive, n. A locomotive engine; a self propelling wheel carriage, especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus propel the carriage, used to convey goods… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tram engine — This article relates to UK tram engines. For US tram engines see Steam dummy A Tram engine is a locomotive specially built, or modified, to work on a street, or roadside, tramway. On the TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Toby was a… … Wikipedia
List of steam energy topics — *portable engine *steam aircraft *(steam ball) aeolipile *(steam bath) sauna *steam brig *steam bus *steam car *steam crane *steam donkey *steam dummy (dummy engine) *(steam electric power plant) fossil fuel power plant (FFPP) *(steam… … Wikipedia
Bentley — Infobox Company company name = Bentley Motors Limited company company type = Subsidiary of Volkswagen Group foundation = 18 January 1919 founder = Walter Owen Bentley location = flagicon|UK Crewe, England, UK area served = Worldwide key people =… … Wikipedia
