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2. Roof rack - Wikipedia

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   Two bicycles on a removable roof rack ( bicycle carrier) Enclosed car top carrier attached to a factory-installed roof rail. Specialized Racks over a pickup bed. A roof rack is a set of bars secured to the roof of an automobile. [1] It is used to carry bulky items such as luggage, bicycles, canoes, kayaks, skis, or various carriers and containers.

3. Rooftop solar power - Wikipedia

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   Rooftop solar power. A rooftop solar power system, or rooftop PV system, is a photovoltaic (PV) system that has its electricity -generating solar panels mounted on the rooftop of a residential or commercial building or structure. [ 1] The various components of such a system include photovoltaic modules, mounting systems, cables, solar inverters ...

4. Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway - Wikipedia

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   Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway. The Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway ("KCC&SR"), also known as the Leaky Roof Railway, was a consolidation of earlier railroads. As of 1917, it had a mainline running from Ash Grove, Missouri through Clinton, Missouri to Olathe, Kansas, almost 155 miles. It has since been abandoned.

5. Parapet - Wikipedia

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   Parapet. A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, [ 1] terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian parapetto ( parare 'to cover/defend' and petto 'chest/breast'). Where extending above a roof, a parapet may simply be the portion of an exterior wall that ...

6. Railroad tie - Wikipedia

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   In the background is a track with concrete ties. A railroad tie, crosstie ( American English ), railway tie ( Canadian English) or railway sleeper ( Australian and British English) is a rectangular support for the rails in railroad tracks. Usually laid perpendicular to the rails, ties transfer loads to the track ballast and subgrade, hold the ...

7. Timber roof truss - Wikipedia

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   This is an example of a "double roof" with principal rafters and common rafters. A timber roof truss is a structural framework of timbers designed to bridge the space above a room and to provide support for a roof. Trusses usually occur at regular intervals, linked by longitudinal timbers such as purlins. The space between each truss is known ...