Glossary D
Dyes are characterized as a synthetic or natural organic chemicals that are soluble in most common solvents. Characterized by good transparency, high tinctorial strength, and low specific gravity.
Derail is a verb that is described as "to leave the rails"; as a noun however, derail concerns a safety device placed on the track, usually on a siding, to prevent cars from rolling onto the main line. It may have a cast steel frog that diverts one Wheel up and over the rail to stop a car well short of the clearance point. Some derails consist of a single switch point that is normally left open to stop any moving car clear of the main track.
Delivery tricycles is a term for a road vehicle is a three-wheeled, early-type open automobile using bicycle wheels, a steel-tube frame and is propelled solely by the muscular energy of the persons on that vehicle, in particular by means of a pedal system, Lever or handle which are used solely for the purpose of delivering or distributing goods, mails and other things.