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4 words match “TURNTABLE”

TURNTABLE n.
A large revolving platform, for turning railroad cars, locomotives, etc., in a different direction; -- called also turnplate.
LIVE a.
e oaks. -- Live ring (Engin.), a circular train of rollers upon which a swing bridge, or turntable, rests, and which travels around a circular track when the bridge or table turns. -- Live steam , steam direct from the boiler, used for any purpose, in distinction from exhaust steam. -- Live stock, horses, cattle, an…
ROUNDHOUSE n.
A house for locomotive engines, built circularly around a turntable.
TURNPLATE n.
A turntable.