Transportation, NAT-SAL
Automobile, byname auto, also called motorcar or car, a usually four-wheeled vehicle designed primarily for passenger transportation and commonly propelled by an internal-combustion engine using a volatile fuel.
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National Maritime Museum
National Maritime Museum, national museum concerned with the maritime history of Great Britain. It is situated......
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, U.S. legislation that required automobile manufacturers to institute......
Nautilus
Nautilus, any of at least three historic submarines (including the world’s first nuclear-powered vessel) and a......
navigation
navigation, science of directing a craft by determining its position, course, and distance traveled. Navigation......
- Introduction
- Magnetic, Directional, Orientation
- Marine Charts, GPS, Sonar
- Celestial, Chronometers, Maps
- GPS, Radar, Sonar
- Dead Reckoning, Celestial, Instruments
- Inertial Guidance, Sensors, Gyroscopes
- Radio, GPS, Sonar
- Distance, Measurement, Instruments
- Gyromagnetic, Compass, Technology
- Radar, Sonar, GPS
navigation chart
navigation chart, map designed and used primarily for navigation. A nautical chart presents most of the information......
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Shoemaker
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Shoemaker (NEAR Shoemaker), first spacecraft to orbit and then land on an asteroid......
New Horizons
New Horizons, U.S. space probe that flew by the dwarf planet Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015.......
New York Central Railroad Company
New York Central Railroad Company, one of the major American railroads that connected the East Coast with the interior.......
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company, American railroad that began operations between Buffalo, N.Y.,......
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, American railroad operating in southern New England and New......
night fighter
night fighter, in military aviation, a fighter aircraft with special sighting, sensing, and navigating equipment......
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese industrial corporation that manufactures automobiles, trucks, and buses under......
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Norfolk and Western Railway Company was an American railroad that originated as an eight-mile single-track line......
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Northern Pacific Railway Company, one of the northern transcontinental railroads of the United States, operating......
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Northwest Airlines, Inc., American airline founded in 1926 as Northwest Airways, Inc., and incorporated on April......
Nozomi
Nozomi, unsuccessful Japanese space probe that was designed to measure the interaction between the solar wind and......
nuclear submarine
nuclear submarine, submarine that relies on a nuclear reactor to drive its propulsion system. A nuclear submarine......
ocean liner
ocean liner, one of the two principal types of merchant ship as classified by operating method; the other is the......
Olympic
Olympic, British luxury liner that was a sister ship of the Titanic and the Britannic. It was in service from 1911......
Olympic Airlines
Olympic Airlines, Greek airline, formerly known as Olympic Airways, founded on April 6, 1957, by the Greek shipowner......
one-horse shay
one-horse shay, open two-wheeled vehicle that was the American adaptation of the French chaise. Its chairlike body,......
Opel AG
Opel AG, German automotive company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stellantis NV, specializing in the manufacture......
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO), any of a series of four unmanned U.S. scientific satellites developed......
Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
Orbiting Geophysical Observatory (OGO), any of a series of six unmanned scientific satellites launched by the United......
Orient-Express
Orient-Express, luxury train that ran from Paris to Constantinople (Istanbul) for more than 80 years (1883–1977).......
ornithopter
ornithopter, machine designed to fly by the flapping of its wings in imitation of birds. The wooden bird said to......
Oseberg ship
Oseberg ship, 9th-century Viking ship that was discovered in 1903 on a farm in southeastern Norway and excavated......
OSIRIS-REx
OSIRIS-REx, American spacecraft that orbited the asteroid Bennu and returned a sample of it to Earth. The roughly......
O’Hare International Airport
O’Hare International Airport, one of the busiest and most connected airports in the world and the busiest in the......
P-38
P-38, fighter and fighter-bomber employed by the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. A large and powerful......
P-47
P-47, fighter and fighter-bomber used by the Allied air forces during World War II. A single-seat low-wing fighter......
P-51
P-51, a single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft originally designed and produced by North American Aviation......
Pacific Scandal
Pacific Scandal, (1872–73), charges of corruption against Canadian prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald in awarding......
pack animal
pack animal, any domesticated animal that is used to carry freight, goods, or supplies. The ass or donkey is the......
paddle wheel
paddle wheel, method of ship propulsion that was once widely employed but is now almost entirely superseded by......
pageant wagon
pageant wagon, wheeled vehicle used in the processional staging of medieval vernacular cycle plays. Processional......
Pan American World Airways, Inc.
Pan American World Airways, Inc., former American airline that was founded in 1927 and, up until the final two......
parachute
parachute, device that slows the vertical descent of a body falling through the atmosphere or the velocity of a......
pavement
pavement, in civil engineering, durable surfacing of a road, airstrip, or similar area. The primary function of......
pedicab
pedicab, three-wheeled vehicle with a hooded carriage body balanced on two of the wheels. The body may be placed......
Pegasus
Pegasus, any of a series of three U.S. scientific satellites launched in 1965. These spacecraft were named for......
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, largest of the trunkline railroads that connected the East Coast of the United States......
phaeton
phaeton, open, four-wheeled, doorless carriage, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. It contained one or two......
Phobos-Grunt
Phobos-Grunt, Russian spacecraft that was designed to land on the Martian moon Phobos and bring some of its soil......
Pilcher Hawk
Pilcher Hawk, monoplane glider designed, built, and first flown by the English aviator Percy Sinclair Pilcher in......
Pioneer
Pioneer, any of the first series of unmanned U.S. space probes designed chiefly for interplanetary study. Whereas......
pirogue
pirogue, in its simplest form, a dugout made from one log, but also a number of more elaborately fashioned boats,......
Plimsoll line
Plimsoll line, internationally agreed-upon reference line marking the loading limit for cargo ships. At the instigation......
Popemobile
Popemobile, motorized vehicle used to transport the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, when he greets......
Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanics, American print and online magazine that publishes articles on home improvement, automobile maintenance,......
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, self-supporting corporate agency formed in 1921 by agreement between......
portolan chart
portolan chart, navigational chart of the European Middle Ages (1300–1500). The earliest dated navigational chart......
post chaise
post chaise, four-wheeled, closed carriage, containing one seat for two or three passengers, that was popular in......
Potemkin (Russian battleship)
Potemkin (Russian battleship), Russian battleship built for the Black Sea fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy. It......
power steering
power steering, system to aid the steering of an automobile by use of a hydraulic device (driven from the engine)......
prairie schooner
prairie schooner, 19th-century covered wagon popularly used by emigrants traveling to the American West. In particular,......
prau
prau, fast, sharp-ended rowing or sailing boat that is widely used in Malayan waters and was once popular with......
Promenade
Promenade, place for strolling, where persons walk (or, in the past, ride) at leisure for exercise, display, or......
propeller
propeller, device with a central hub and radiating blades placed so that each forms part of a helical (spiral)......
Proton
Proton, Russian launch vehicle used for both government and commercial payloads. Since 1965 the Proton launch vehicle......
PSA Group
PSA Group, major French automotive manufacturer and holding company that was formed from the merger of Peugeot......
Psyche
Psyche, name of both a metal-rich asteroid and the U.S. spacecraft that is scheduled to orbit it beginning in August......
Pullman Strike
Pullman Strike, (May 11, 1894–c. July 20, 1894), in U.S. history, widespread railroad strike and boycott that severely......
Pénaud Planophore
Pénaud Planophore, model aircraft designed, built, and first flown by the French aeronautical pioneer Alphonse......
Qantas
Qantas, Australian airline, the oldest in the English-speaking world, founded in 1920 as Queensland and Northern......
Queen Anne’s Revenge
Queen Anne’s Revenge, French vessel briefly captained by the pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. Blackbeard......
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth, any one of three ships belonging to the British Cunard Line that successfully crossed over from......
Queen Mary
Queen Mary, British passenger ship of the Cunard Line that was the epitome of the transatlantic ocean liner. The......
R-7
R-7, Soviet/Russian missile and launch vehicle. Under the direction of the rocket pioneer Sergey Korolyov, the......
R.E.P. No. 2
R.E.P. No. 2, monoplane designed, built, and first flown by the French aviator Robert Esnault-Pelterie in 1908.......
radio direction finder
radio direction finder, radio receiver and directional antenna system used to determine the direction of the source......
radio range
radio range, in aerial navigation, a system of radio transmitting stations, each of which transmits a signal that......
raft
raft, simplest type of watercraft, made up of logs or planks fastened together to form a floating platform. The......
railroad
railroad, mode of land transportation in which flange-wheeled vehicles move over two parallel steel rails, or tracks,......
- Introduction
- Passenger Cars, Safety, Comfort
- Passenger Cars, Daytime Travel, Comfort
- Track, Locomotives, History
- Track Maintenance, Repair, Safety
- Operations, Control, Infrastructure
- Signaling, Safety, Automation
- Interlocking, Routing, Signaling
- Intermodal, Freight, Vehicles
- History, Development, Impact
- Liverpool, Manchester, Innovation
- Early American, Steam Engines, Expansion
- Boston, Expansion, Industry
- Transcontinental, Expansion, Industry
- Canadian, Transcontinental, Expansion
- Track, Locomotives, Infrastructure
- High Speed, Passenger, Lines
- South Korea, Taiwan, China
railroad coupling
railroad coupling, device by which a locomotive is connected to a following car and by which succeeding cars in......
railroad signal
railroad signal, device designed to inform train-operating crews of conditions of the track ahead and to relay......
railways, national
national railways, rail transportation services owned and operated by national governments. U.S. railways are privately......
ram
ram, appurtenance fixed to the front end of a fighting vessel and designed to damage enemy ships when struck by......
Ranger
Ranger, any of a series of nine unmanned probes launched from 1961 to 1965 by the United States National Aeronautics......
rapid transit
rapid transit, system of railways, usually electric, that is used for local transit in a metropolitan area. A rapid......
REA Express, Inc.
REA Express, Inc., American company that at one time operated the nation’s largest ground and air express services,......
Reading Company
Reading Company, American railroad in Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware, absorbed into the Consolidated Rail......
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), U.S. government agency established by Congress on January 22, 1932, to......
Renault
Renault, major French automobile and motor carrier manufacturer. Controlled by the French government, it is the......
rickshaw
rickshaw, (from Japanese: “human-powered vehicle”), two-wheeled vehicle with a doorless, chairlike body and a collapsible......
rigging
rigging, the sails, masts, booms, yards, stays, and lines of a sailing vessel, or its cordage only. The basis of......
road
road, traveled way on which people, animals, or wheeled vehicles move. In modern usage the term road describes......
road at sea, rules of the
rules of the road at sea, internationally agreed-on traffic regulations for ocean waters. They were most recently......
rockaway
rockaway, a light, low, four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage popular in the United States after its introduction......
rocket
rocket, any of a type of jet-propulsion device carrying either solid or liquid propellants that provide both the......
Rolls-Royce PLC
Rolls-Royce PLC, major British manufacturer of aircraft engines, marine propulsion systems, and power-generation......
Roman road system
Roman road system, outstanding transportation network of the ancient Mediterranean world, extending from Britain......
Rosetta
Rosetta, European Space Agency spacecraft that carried Philae, the first space probe to land on a comet. Rosetta......
rowboat
rowboat, boat propelled by oars alone, probably the most common type of boat found around waterfronts and at most......
rudder
rudder, part of the steering apparatus of a boat or ship that is fastened outside the hull, usually at the stern.......
Saab AB
Saab AB, Swedish high-technology company involved in defense, aviation, and aerospace. Its products include airplanes,......
safety glass
safety glass, type of glass that, when struck, bulges or breaks into tiny, relatively harmless fragments rather......
sail
sail, an extent of fabric (such as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through water. The first......
Saint Louis-San Francisco Railway Company
Saint Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, railroad with lines in nine southern and central U.S. states before......
Salyut
Salyut, any of a series of Soviet space stations (of two designs), launched between 1971 and 1982, that served......