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  1. Third Rail
    [song] "Third Rail" was the first single released from Squeeze`s tenth album, Some Fantastic Place. It was the first Squeeze song to crack the Top 40 in the UK since 1987`s "Hourglass", peaking at number 39. ==Track listing== ===7" vinyl and cassette=== ===CD=== ===CD (digipak)=== ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Rail_(song)

  2. Third Rail
    On New York subway lines, this is the extra rail that supplies the power for the trains. If you touch the 3rd rail, you will most likely die.
    Found op http://www.graffiti.org/faq/graffiti.glossary.html

  3. third rail
    [n] - a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=third%20rail

  4. Third rail
    Third rail (Electric Railways) (a) The third rail used in the third-rail system. (b) An electric railway using such a rail. [ Colloq.]
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/45

  5. third rail
    noun a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=third%20rail

  6. Third rail
    • An electric railway using such a rail. • The third rail used in the third-rail system.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/third_rail/

  7. third rail
    (from the article `locomotive`) ...directly to the wheels; instead, a mechanical, electric, or hydraulic transmission must be used. The electric locomotive is not self-sufficient; ... ...motor traction became practicable in the 1980s. With electronics it was possible to compress to manageable weight...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/39

  8. Third rail
    [model railroading] The use of a third rail in rail transport modelling is a technique that is sometimes applied in order to facilitate easier wiring. ==Two-rail versus three-rail system== Early toy trains used two metal rail tracks like most real trains. However, manufacturers quickly found...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_rail_(model_railroading)

  9. Third rail
    A third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track. It is used typically in a mass transit or rapid transit system, which has alignments in its own corridors, fully or almost ful...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_rail

  10. third rail
    electric traction power supply contact rail
    Found op http://www.southernelectric.org.uk/features/segglossary.html

  11. Third-Rail
    Third-rail is American slang for very strong liquor.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZT.HTM

  12. Third-Rail
    Third-rail is American slang for very strong liquor.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZT.HTM

  13. thirdrail
    1) Can't touch this 2) Subway danger
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/thirdrail/1

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