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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Installs and repairs railroad track on specified territory of railroad, using portable grinder, spike puller, spike driver, and tie adz, to grind ends of rails, remove old spikes, drive new spikes, cut ties to fit fishplates, and perform related maintenance, working as member of crew: Operates single- or multiple-head spike puller to pull old spikes from tie. Raises rail, using hydraulic jack, to facilitate removal of old tie and installation of new tie. Operates tie-adzing machine to cut portion of tie so that tie plate can be inserted to hold rail. Drills holes through rails, tie plates, and fishplates for insertion of bolts and spike, using power drill. Operates single- or multiple-head spike driving machine to drive spike into tie and secure rail. Operates track-wrench machine to tighten or loosen bolts at joints that hold ends of rails together. Operates rail saw to cut rails to specified lengths. Operates portable grinder to grind worn ends of rails. Sprays ties, fishplates, and joints with oil to protect them from weather. May paint railroad signs, such as speed limits and gate-crossing warnings. May oversee workers and act as section leader. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-g-g-i-k-n-n-o-o-r-r-s-t-w" | |
-4 letters: cogenerations, congregations, organogenetic. | |
-5 letters: cogeneration, cogenerators, congregation, congregators, reconnoiters, reconnoitres, serotonergic. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 45 43 54 49 4F 4E 2D 47 41 4E 47 57 4F 52 4B 45 52 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01000101 01000011 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110 00101101 01000111 01000001 01001110 01000111 00100000 01010111 01001111 01010010 01001011 01000101 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S E C T I O N - G A N G   W O R K E R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0045 0043 0054 0049 004F 004E 002D 0047 0041 004E 0047 0057 004F 0052 004B 0045 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5339375443494815413548412574952453952 |
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