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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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sampan
sampan, most common type of small boat in Chinese waters, constructed in a variety of designs. Some have sharp......
Santos-Dumont No. 14-bis
Santos-Dumont No. 14-bis, airplane designed, built, and first flown by the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont......
Satellite observatory
Satellite observatory, Earth-orbiting spacecraft that allows celestial objects and radiation to be studied from......
Saturn
Saturn, in space exploration, any of a series of large two- and three-stage vehicles for launching spacecraft,......
Savannah
Savannah, either of two historic U.S. ships, each representing a landmark in navigation. In 1819 the first Savannah,......
Scandinavian Airlines System
Scandinavian Airlines System, major international air travel company, formed by three national Scandinavian air......
Scharnhorst
Scharnhorst, German battle cruiser completed in 1939. It did great damage to Allied shipping in northern waters......
schooner
schooner, a sailing ship rigged with fore-and-aft sails on its two or more masts. To the foremast there may also......
Science and Technology Satellite
Science and Technology Satellite (STSAT), any of a series of South Korean satellites, of which STSAT-2C was the......
Sealab
Sealab, experimental program sponsored by the U.S. Navy intended to determine whether humans could live and work......
seaplane
seaplane, any of a class of aircraft that can land, float, and take off on water. Seaplanes with boatlike hulls......
Seawolf-class submarine
Seawolf-class submarine, class of three U.S. nuclear-powered attack submarines known for their speed and advanced......
sedan
sedan, portable, enclosed chair mounted on horizontally placed parallel poles and carried by men or animals. In......
sextant
sextant, instrument for determining the angle between the horizon and a celestial body such as the Sun, the Moon,......
Shavit
Shavit, Israeli launch vehicle. Shavit (Hebrew for âcometâ) is a small three-stage solid-fueled rocket, first launched......
Shenzhou
Shenzhou, any of a series of Chinese spacecraft, the fifth flight of which carried the first Chinese astronaut......
Shinkansen
Shinkansen, pioneer high-speed passenger rail system of Japan, with lines on the islands of Honshu, Kyushu, and......
ship
ship, any large floating vessel capable of crossing open waters, as opposed to a boat, which is generally a smaller......
- Introduction
- Dynamic Stability, Buoyancy, Trim
- Maneuvering, Directional Control, Navigation
- Structural Integrity
- Diesel Engines, Maritime, Propulsion
- Cargo, Cruise, Warship
- Ferries, Passenger Transport, Maritime Travel
- Container, Cargo, Freight
- Navigation, Propulsion, Maintenance
- Regulation, Safety, Design
- Crewing, Maritime, Navigation
- Cargo Handling, Loading, Unloading
- Maritime, Navigation, Exploration
- Sails, Rigging, Hull
- Navigation, Seafaring, Exploration
- Navigation, Sailing, Design
- 19th Century, Maritime, Trade
- Steamboats, Navigation, Technology
- Steam Navigation, Trade, Industry
- Atlantic, Ferry, Transport
- Passenger Liners, 20th Century
- Cargo, Freight, Transport
ship construction
ship construction, complex of activities concerned with the design and fabrication of all marine vehicles. Ship......
ship of the line
ship of the line, type of sailing warship that formed the backbone of the Western worldâs great navies from the......
shipping
shipping, the transporting of goods and passengers by water. Described as the backbone of global trade, maritime......
shipping route
shipping route, any of the lines of travel followed by merchant sea vessels. Many of the most important modern......
shipyard
shipyard, shore establishment for building and repairing ships. The shipbuilding facilities of the ancient and......
shipâs bell
shipâs bell, bell used as early as the 15th century to sound the time on board ship by striking each half hour......
shock absorber
shock absorber, device for controlling unwanted motion of a spring-mounted vehicle. On an automobile, for example,......
showboat
showboat, floating theatre that tied up at towns along the waterways of the southern and midwestern United States,......
Silver Disc machine
Silver Disc machine, image of an aircraft engraved on a medallion by Sir George Cayley in 1799 with his initials......
Sinclair C5
Sinclair C5, tiny, electrically powered tricycle-like vehicle invented by British entrepreneur Clive Sinclair in......
siren
siren, noisemaking device producing a piercing sound of definite pitch. Used as a warning signal, it was invented......
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skydiving
skydiving, use of a parachuteâfor either recreational or competitive purposesâto slow a diverâs descent to the......
sled
sled, vehicle usually drawn by either horses or dogs over ice or snow in winter. Its predecessor, the sledge, in......
sledge
sledge, any freight- or passenger-carrying device that is dragged or pushed without the aid of wheels. The travois......
sleeping car
sleeping car, railroad coach designed for overnight passenger travel. The first sleeping cars were put in service......
sloop
sloop, single-masted sailing vessel with fore-and-aft rigging, including mainsail, jib, and sometimes one or more......
SMART-1
SMART-1, first lunar probe of the European Space Agency. SMART-1 was launched on Sept. 27, 2003. The 367-kg (809-pound)......
snorkel
snorkel, ventilating tube for submerged submarines, introduced in German U-boats during World War II. A basic problem......
snowmobile
snowmobile, a one- or two-passenger motorized vehicle with one or two skis in front and an engine-driven single......
Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français
Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF), state-owned railroad system of France, formed in 1938. The......
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), satellite managed jointly by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the......
solar compass
solar compass, type of navigational instrument that uses the position of the Sun to establish bearing. The solar......
solar wind power satellite
solar wind power satellite, large hypothetical satellite that would harvest energy from solar wind. A stream of......
sonar
sonar, (from âsound navigation rangingâ), technique for detecting and determining the distance and direction of......
sounding rocket
sounding rocket, any unmanned rocket that is designed to probe atmospheric conditions and structure at heights......
South Manchurian Railway
South Manchurian Railway, railway line built to connect what were then the South Manchurian sea towns of LĂŒshun......
Southern African Development Community
Southern African Development Community (SADC), regional organization of southern African countries that works to......
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad, one of the great American railroad systems, established in 1861 by the âbig fourâ of......
Southern Railway Company
Southern Railway Company was a railroad system in the southern United States that incorporated almost 150 prior......
Southwest Airlines Co.
Southwest Airlines Co., American airline founded by Herbert Kelleher and Rollin King in 1966 and incorporated in......
Soyuz
Soyuz, any of several versions of Soviet/Russian crewed spacecraft launched since 1967 and the longest-serving......
space debris
space debris, artificial material that orbits Earth but is no longer functional. This material can be as large......
space shuttle
space shuttle, partially reusable rocket-launched vehicle designed to go into orbit around Earth, to transport......
space station
space station, an artificial structure placed in orbit and having the pressurized enclosure, power, supplies, and......
space-based solar power
space-based solar power, the collection in space of solar energy, which is then transmitted as a microwave or laser......
spacecraft
spacecraft, vehicle designed to operate, with or without a crew, in a controlled flight pattern above Earthâs lower......
Spacelab
Spacelab, European-built system of pressurized modules that was used on 16 space shuttle missions from 1983 to......
SpaceShipOne
SpaceShipOne (SS1), the first private crewed space vehicle, which flew past the boundary of space (100,000 metres,......
Spirit of St. Louis
Spirit of St. Louis, airplane in which Charles Lindbergh made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic......
Spitfire
Spitfire, the most widely produced and strategically important British single-seat fighter of World War II. The......
spring wagon
spring wagon, four-wheeled vehicle drawn by draft animals (most often horses), having a square box and between......
Sputnik
Sputnik, any of a series of three artificial Earth satellites, the first of whose launch by the Soviet Union on......
spy satellite
spy satellite, spacecraft used by governments to monitor foreign military operations and other phenomena involving......
square sail
square sail, simplest form of rigging and the most ancient. The sails are attached to yards (crossbars) that are......
stage wagon
stage wagon, early, four-wheeled, American vehicle, used to carry both passengers and cargo. It was a precursor......
stagecoach
stagecoach, any public coach regularly travelling a fixed route between two or more stations (stages). Used in......
staged rocket
staged rocket, vehicle driven by several rocket systems mounted in vertical sequence. The lowest, or first stage,......
Stardust/NExT
Stardust/NExT, a U.S. space probe that captured and returned dust grains from interplanetary space and from a comet.......
Starliner
Starliner, crewed spacecraft built by the American corporation Boeing. Starliner consists of a conical Crew Module......
Starship
Starship, spacecraft being developed by the American corporation SpaceX. Starship, with the Super Heavy launch......
steamboat
steamboat, any watercraft propelled by steam, but more narrowly, a shallow-draft paddle wheel steamboat widely......
Stellantis
Stellantis is a multinational automotive company formed in 2021 by the merger of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group (known......
STOL airplane
STOL airplane, any of several fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on runways considerably shorter......
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a Boeing 747 jet aircraft that carries a 2.5-metre (8.2-foot)......
streetcar
streetcar, vehicle that runs on track laid in the streets, operated usually in single units and usually driven......
Stuka
Stuka, a low-wing, single-engine monoplaneâespecially the Junkers JU 87 dive-bomberâused by the German Luftwaffe......
Stunt flying
Stunt flying, the performance of aerial feats requiring great skill or daring. (Read Orville Wrightâs 1929 biography......
submarine
submarine, any naval vessel that is capable of propelling itself beneath the water as well as on the waterâs surface.......
subway
subway, underground railway system used to transport large numbers of passengers within urban and suburban areas.......
Sukhoi Su-27
Sukhoi Su-27, Russian air-superiority fighter plane, introduced into the air forces of the Soviet Union beginning......
Sukhoi Su-57
Sukhoi Su-57, single-seat, twin-engine Russian heavyweight multirole combat aircraft that first flew in 2010. It......
sulky
sulky, originally a light, open, one-horse, four-wheeled vehicle with its single seat for only one person fixed......
surrey
surrey, popular American doorless, four-wheeled carriage of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Usually two-seated......
Surveyor
Surveyor, any of a series of seven unmanned U.S. space probes sent to the Moon between 1966 and 1968 to photograph......
suspension, automobile
automobile suspension, Elastic members designed to cushion the impact of road irregularities on a portion of an......
Sussex Incident
Sussex Incident, (March 24, 1916), torpedoing of a French cross-Channel passenger steamer, the Sussex, by a German......
Swiss International Air Lines
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), Swiss airline formed in 2002 following the bankruptcy of Swiss Air Transport......
tanker
tanker, ship designed to carry liquid cargo in bulk within its cargo spaces, without the use of barrels or other......
taxicab
taxicab, chauffeur-driven automobile available for hire to carry passengers between any two points within a city......
Telstar
Telstar, series of communications satellites whose successful launching, beginning in 1962, inaugurated a new age......
Terminal 1 at Kansai International Airport
Terminal 1 at Kansai International Airport, airport terminal at Kansai International Airport in Ćsaka Bay, Japan,......
Terminal 1 at OâHare International Airport
Terminal 1 at OâHare International Airport, airport terminal at OâHare International Airport in Chicago that was......
Terminal 1 at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Terminal 1 at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, airport terminal at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, located northeast......
Tesla, Inc.
Tesla, Inc., headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an American manufacturer of electric automobiles, solar panels,......
TEU
TEU, standard unit for cargo capacity for container ships and ports. The TEU refers to a shipping container that......
Texas and Pacific Railway Company
Texas and Pacific Railway Company, Texas railroad merged into the Missouri Pacific in 1976. Chartered in 1871,......
The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart is one of historyâs most prominent figures in aviation, having inspired numerous movies, books,......
The Hindenburg, Before and After Disaster
On the evening of May 6, 1937, spectators and reporters gathered at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey to......
THEMIS
THEMIS, five U.S. satellites that studied variations in the aurora. The spacecraft were launched by the National......
Thor rocket
Thor rocket, missile initially developed by the U.S. Air Force as an intermediate-range ballistic missile. It was......