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Bufferbeam

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buffer beamnoun(rail transport) A transverse metal beam at each end of a rail vehicle on which buffers, couplings, brake pipes etc. are mounted.
buffernoun(computing) A portion of memory set aside to temporarily store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device.
fender beamnounA fender protecting a ship's side in dock.
buffer stopnoun(rail transport, UK) a device installed at the end of a railway line or siding, which is intended to stop trains and other rail vehicles going any further.
pilot beamnoun(rail transport, US) a transverse beam at the end of a locomotive which carries the pilot or cowcatcher.
working beamnounAlternative form of walking beam. [In a vertical engine, a horizontal beam, usually trussed, that transmits power to the crankshaft through the connecting-rod.]
equalising beamnoun(British spelling, mechanical engineering) A steel beam linking the suspension of two or more adjacent axles of a vehicle with at least two axles, especially on railway locomotive bogies.
shoebeamnoun(rail transport) A beam of non-conductive material (usually fibreglass or wood), attached to a train bogey that supports the pickup shoe.
trainpipenounAlternative form of train pipe. [(rail transport) A brake pipe on a rail vehicle through which compressed air or vacuum is passed to operate the brakes throughout a train.]
bolsternoun(figurative) That which supports or promotes; a catalyst.
drawbarnoun(road transport) A device to couple a powered road vehicle to a load to transfer tractive effort to the load, either as a push or as a pull.
buffet carnoun(rail transport) A railway carriage in which food and drink can be bought at a counter, and either taken to another carriage or consumed at the seating provided.
beamtrainnoun(physics) The connected beams of light in an interferometer or similar device.
beamnounA broad smile.
bow collectornoun(rail transport) A form of current collector in the shape of a bow or loop mounted on the roof of a train or tram.
coupling rodnoun(rail transport) A rod that couples the driving wheels of a locomotive, a steam locomotive in particular, so that the driving wheels act together as a unit.
walking beamnounIn a vertical engine, a horizontal beam, usually trussed, that transmits power to the crankshaft through the connecting-rod.
brake pipenounAlternative form of brakepipe. [(rail transport, mechanical engineering) A continuous pipe or hose filled with high-pressure air and running the length of a train, used to recharge the train's brake reservoirs with compressed air and to control the train's air brakes through changes in its internal air pressure.]
buffnounUndyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
bridging platenounA metal plate used to bridge a gap between a lorry or truck and a loading bay (or between two vehicles) for loading and unloading purposes.

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