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• 13 August 2026takt timeOn a production line, the average production time per unit that is necessary to meet customer demand.
• 12 August 2026bubble cara single-car multiple unit
• 11 August 2026jacked upDescribes a 4x4 automobile that has a "lift kit", raising the body and/or frame higher than stock.
• 10 August 2026bakeheadA fireman (person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler on a railroad locomotive).
• 9 August 2026weldlessMade or done without welding.
• 8 August 2026girthweldA circumferential weld that joins two cylindrical sections, such as pipes or pressure vessels, by welding...
• 7 August 2026firedHeated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened.
• 6 August 2026blowoffThe removal of excess foam and carbon dioxide from the fermentation vessel during the active fermentation...
• 5 August 2026spruce tipThe new spring growth at the ends of spruce branches. For some species of spruce, these are edible and a...
• 4 August 2026bifoldA door, window, shutter, or divider consisting of two equal panels hinged together so that it opens by...
• 3 August 2026upsetterA kind of forging machine that moves horizontally.
• 2 August 2026boneyardAn area scraped down to the mineral soil, so that smouldering material can be placed there without starting...
• 1 August 2026deadmanA long object, often a timber or log, buried to serve as an anchor for a wall or for stays.
• 31 July 2026snozzleA reinforced firefighting nozzle used to pierce the exterior skin of an aircraft and spray water or...
• 30 July 2026point presserAn object with a free-standing point for use in ironing collars, corners and facings.
• 29 July 2026presser footThe part of a sewing machine which rests on the fabric and presses it down upon the table of the machine and...
• 28 July 2026foot stickA bevelled piece of furniture placed against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.
• 27 July 2026topsailA sail or either of the two sails rigged just above the course sail and supported by the topmast on a...
• 26 July 2026cuprotitaniumAn alloy of copper and titanium obtained by reducing a mixture of copper and rutile.
• 25 July 2026terminatorAn electrical device that absorbs reflection at the end of a transmission line.
• 24 July 2026lock offTo turn in the warp thread or strands of a piece of cloth when finished to stop strands unravelling.
• 23 July 2026aniloxA method used to provide a measured amount of ink to a flexo printing plate, involving a hard cylinder whose...
• 22 July 2026tarmacThe area of an airport, other than the runway, where planes park or maneuver.
• 21 July 2026detonationEngine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.
• 20 July 2026knuckleA convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a...
• 19 July 2026single-phasingThe abnormal operation of a three-phase machine when its supply is changed by the accidental opening of one...
• 18 July 2026living mulchA cover crop interplanted or undersown with the main crop, and intended to fulfil the functions of a mulch...
• 17 July 2026room and pillarA variant of breast stoping in which the mined material is extracted across a horizontal plane, creating...
• 16 July 2026rasterA scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a...
• 15 July 2026axle counterA safety device fitted to railway track which counts the axles in a train as it passes over it. A check is...