Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Equipment — E*quip ment, n. [Cf. F. [ e]quipement. See {Equip}.] 1. The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition. Burke. [1913 Webster] The equipment of the fleet was hastened by De Witt. Hume. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Railroad Museum of New England — The Railroad Museum of New England operates the Naugatuck Railroad between Waterville, CT and Thomaston, CT. The Railroad Museum of New England name and trademark was adopted in 1987, as a result of reassessing the Valley Railroad (Connecticut)… … Wikipedia
equipment — The means with which a task can be accomplished; an outfit. The personal luggage of a traveler or passenger. Metz v California Southern Railroad Co. 85 Cal 329, 24 P 610. As the word is used in construction contracts, it means the outfit… … Ballentine's law dictionary
railroad property — Property essential to the operation of a railroad. The term includes the road bed, right of way, tracks, bridges, stations, rolling stock, and such like property; but it does not include land owned by the railroad and held for sale by it, for… … Ballentine's law dictionary
equipment — noun /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ a) The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition. The equipment of the fleet was hastened by De Witt. b) Whatever is used in equipping; necessaries for an expedition or voyage; the… … Wiktionary
Railroad directions — are used to describe train directions on railroad systems. The terms used may be derived from such sources as compass directions, altitude directions, or other directions. However, the railroad directions frequently vary from the actual… … Wikipedia
equipment — [ē kwip′mənt, ikwip′mənt] n. 1. an equipping or being equipped 2. whatever a person, group, or thing is equipped with; the special things needed for some purpose; supplies, furnishings, apparatus, etc. 3. goods used in providing service, esp. in… … English World dictionary
railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… … Universalium
Railroad car — A railroad car or railway carriage is a vehicle on a rail transport system (railroad or railway) that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. Cars can be coupled together into a train and hauled by one or more locomotive. Passenger cars… … Wikipedia
Railroad switch — For other uses, see Switch (disambiguation). A right hand railroad switch with point indicator pointing to right … Wikipedia
