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Steep-grade railway with a toothed rack rail
A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the
Rack_railway
Hardware for rack-mounting electronics
rack rail, or rack strip, is used to mount rack-mountable equipment and 19-inch rack mount accessories within a 19-inch rack. A minimum of two rack rails
Rack_rail
Standard-width frame for electronic equipment
placed in a rack is typically described as rack-mount/rack-mountable, a rack-mount instrument, rack-mounted system, or rack-mount chassis. The rack may include
19-inch_rack
Unit of measure for equipment frames
A rack unit (abbreviated U or RU) is a unit of measure defined as 1+3⁄4 inches (44.45 mm). It is most frequently used as a measurement of the overall height
Rack_unit
Mechanism to transfer rail vehicles from one track to another
interrupting the rack rail, so long as the interruption is shorter than the spacing between the drive pinions on the locomotives. The Riggenbach rack is not bendable
Railroad_switch
Swiss rolling stock manufacturer
rapid transit, high-speed rail, intercity, and sleeper train vehicles. Stadler is also among the few remaining manufacturers of rack railway rolling stock
Stadler_Rail
Tableware for serving toast
toast rack is a serving piece with several vertical partitions connected to a flat base, used for holding slices of toast. The term toast rack is also
Toast_rack
Rack & pinion railway to the top of Snowdon in Wales
Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR; Welsh: Rheilffordd yr Wyddfa) is a narrow gauge rack-and-pinion mountain railway in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is a tourist
Snowdon_Mountain_Railway
Furniture for holding shoes
is placed near a hat shelf, wardrobe rail, or coat rack where clothes for outdoor use can be hung. Some shoe racks also serve as benches where people can
Shoe_rack
Narrow gauge rack railway in Stuttgart, Germany
The Stuttgart Rack Railway (German: Zahnradbahn Stuttgart) is an electric rack railway in Stuttgart, Germany, known affectionately as the Zacke (spike)
Stuttgart_Rack_Railway
Classifications of Swiss trains
and tractors, he or hm has meant pure rack rail drive, and eh or mh has meant a mix of adhesion and rack rail drive. Steam powered tank locomotives were
Swiss locomotive and railcar classification
Swiss_locomotive_and_railcar_classification
Place on an aircraft to carry an extra load
and release stores. Racks are either part of, or can be inserted into, the modular bay of a support structure such as a pylon. A rack can mount a store
Hardpoint
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up rack or racks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rack or racks may refer to: Amp rack, a piece of furniture in which amplifiers are mounted Autorack
Rack
Railway line in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Corcovado Rack Railway (Portuguese: Trem do Corcovado) is a mountain rack railway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Cosme Velho to the summit of Corcovado
Corcovado_Rack_Railway
Former rack railway in Germany
track and the rack rail only started in April 1913. The route was 1,636.15 metres long and required 1,543.61 metres of double-bar, rack rail. The concession
St._Andreasberg_rack_railway
Class of power cars
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Deh 4/4 21–24, is a four member class of metre gauge, rack rail, electric multiple unit power cars operated until 2002 by the Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn
Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn Deh 4/4
Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn_Deh_4/4
Funicular railway in Ticino, Switzerland
enclave of Campione. The line was built in 1890, and originally used an Abt rack rail for braking. It was rebuilt in 1926, when the two-axle cars were replaced
Monte_San_Salvatore_funicular
Historic funicular at Lake Brienz, Switzerland
Originally the funicular was powered by water ballast, and the Riggenbach rack rail in the middle of the track was used for speed control. In 1912 the water
Giessbachbahn
Shared transportation service for use by the general public
middle rack rail and one or more cogwheels (rack and pinion) to overcome steep gradients, as opposed to conventional adhesion railways. A rack railway
Public_transport
Series of connected rail vehicles
significantly different ways. Monorails operate on a single rail, while funiculars and rack railways are uniquely designed to traverse steep slopes. Experimental
Train
Form of cable railway
rack for braking is used, that rack can be mounted higher in three-rail and four-rail layouts, making it less sensitive to choking than the two-rail layout
Funicular
Heritage rail line in India
Rack seen between the two rail tracks Start of the rack after Kallar Abt rack system Rolling stock NMR uses 'X' Class steam rack locomotives, most manufactured
Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway
Funicular railway in Lisbon, Portugal
funicular ran on a Riggenbach-type rack rail system for braking safety. Car designs and photos show one lateral rack rail and a pair of standard rails used
Ascensor_da_Glória
Czech diesel locomotive
using rack rails. The rack rail compatibility was required to be able to serve the Tanvald to Harrachov line, but the trains themselves lack the rack railway
ČD_Class_840_and_841
Small industrial monorail system
steepest vineyards in the Lower Mosel region by example of Monorack monorail rack rail] (PDF). Diplomarbeit (master thesis) (in German). Fachhochschule Mainz
Monorackbahn
Type of railway
rely on adhesion for climbing, a rack railway may be used, in which a toothed cog wheel engages with a toothed rack rail laid between the tracks. A now
Steep_grade_railway
Railway line in Vietnam
railway tunnels; finally, the Da Tho–Trai Mat section, which was the final rack rail section with a grade of 60‰, was laid down; the railway tracks finally
Da_Lat–Thap_Cham_railway
2 km (4.5 mi), up to the station of Kallar, where the rack rail portion begins. The rack rail portion ends at Coonoor railway station. In addition to
Mountain_railways_of_India
Units that are not part of a coherent system
the horizontal width of rack-mounted electronic equipment, similar to the rack unit (U) used to measure vertical heights of rack-mounted equipment. One
List of non-coherent units of measurement
List_of_non-coherent_units_of_measurement
at both front and back. Rack railway, rack-and-pinion railway, or cog railway A steep-grade railway with a toothed rack rail (usually between the running
Glossary of rail transport terms
Glossary_of_rail_transport_terms
Mountain cogwheel railway in Switzerland
Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈjʊŋfraʊˌbaːn] , JB) is a mountain rack railway in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland, connecting Kleine Scheidegg in
Jungfrau_Railway
Material handling storage aid system designed to store materials on pallets
Pallet rack is a material handling storage aid system designed to store materials on pallets (or “skids”). Although there are many varieties of pallet
Pallet_racking
Swiss mixed rack and adhesion trainset
eight axles, four of which are drive axles fitted with cogwheels for rack rail operation. The ABDeh 4/8 class is part of the Stadler GTW family of articulated
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn ABDeh 4/8
Matterhorn_Gotthard_Bahn_ABDeh_4/8
Engines: Shortly after the railway opened, he lost contact with the rack rail at a loosened rail joint and plunged sideways over a cliff. No one was injured except
List of The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends characters
List_of_The_Railway_Series_and_Thomas_&_Friends_characters
Movement of goods or people between locations
track gauges. For steep grades, a railway can use an additional toothed rack rail for traction. A train consists of one or more connected vehicles that
Transport
Cog railway in Bavaria, Germany
Wendelstein Rack Railway (German: Wendelsteinbahn), sometimes just referred to as the Wendelstein Railway, is an electrically-driven metre gauge rack railway
Wendelstein_Rack_Railway
Railyard equipment to move rail vehicle to adjacent track
Using transfer table as a switch or a rotary switch allows the center rack rail to be aligned for the cog wheels to continually drive the train forward
Transfer_table
Pair of railroad wheels fixed on to an axle
Wheelset of a two-rail funicular with the Abt switch turnout Funicular wheelset with Abt rack and pinion brake Wheelset of a rack railway Axle box Beam
Wheelset_(rail_transport)
Railway using horses to pull goods wagons
(4.8 km). Edge-rails (with a side rack) were used on the nearby Middleton-Leeds rack railway (a length of this rail is on display in Leeds City Museum)
Wagonway
Trains in Slovakia
three member class of metre gauge, rack rail, electric multiple unit trains in service on the Štrbské Pleso – Štrba rack railway, in the Prešov Region of
ČSD_Class_EMU_29.0
Railway line
The Montserrat Rack Railway (Spanish and Catalan: Cremallera de Montserrat, IPA: [kɾəməˈʎeɾə ðə munsəˈrat]) is a mountain railway line north-west of Barcelona
Montserrat_Rack_Railway
etymological details and sources. short rack Any pool game that uses a rack composed of less than 15 balls. short rail When playing a shot, the two rails nearest
Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms
Railway line in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan
have an electric Abt rack locomotive (ED90 type) attached. Okuoi Rainbow Bridge Mountainous terrain Abt rack rail Oigawa ED903 rack locomotive List of railway
Ikawa_Line
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Deh 4/4 51–55, is a five member class of metre gauge, rack rail, electric multiple units operated until 2002 by the Furka Oberalp Bahn
Furka–Oberalp-Bahn_Deh_4/4_I
Table games using cues and billiard balls
game play is by racks of 15 balls, and the last object ball of a rack is not pocketed, but left on the table with the opponent re-racking the remaining
Cue_sports
A clothes rail, also known by various names such as garment rail, hanging rail, clothes rack or coat stand, is a railing used in wardrobes for holding
Clothes_rail
Small automated monorail/inclined elevator used in Japan & South Korea
beam with a rack rail on one side. As such, slope cars can climb 100% (45°) slopes at maximum speed. The system is powered by a "third rail" on the other
Slope_car
as the rail line. Skiers can ride the train from the valleys below to return to the top of the runs. The Jungfraubahn (JB), which is also rack-and-pinion
Rail_transport_in_Switzerland
Mode of transport
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running on tracks, which usually consist of two parallel
Rail_transport
This is a list of rack railways, both operating and closed. The former State Railways of West Sumatra's line between Kayu Tanam and Batu Tabal (reactivation
List_of_rack_railways
81. The Austrian network, aside from the principal rail system, also enfolds some funiculars, rack railways and several heritage railways mainly derived
Rail_transport_in_Austria
Matterhorn–Gotthard Railway Deh 4/4 91–96, is a class of metre gauge, rack rail, electric multiple unit power cars operated until 2002 by the Furka Oberalp
Furka–Oberalp-Bahn_Deh_4/4_II
Swiss mixed rack and adhesion trainset
of ten axles, four of which are drive axles fitted with cogwheels for rack rail operation. The ABDeh 4/10 class is part of the Stadler GTW family of articulated
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn ABDeh 4/10
Matterhorn_Gotthard_Bahn_ABDeh_4/10
stated. System: 1.5 kV DC overhead & 750 V third rail System: 25 kV AC overhead & 750 V third rail Jakarta Monorail Transport in Indonesia Monorails
List of Kereta Api Indonesia rolling stock classes
List_of_Kereta_Api_Indonesia_rolling_stock_classes
Alcoholic beverage
within easy reach of the bartender in the bar's "speed rail", "speed rack", or "well", a rack or shelf at a lower level than the bar that the bartender
Well_drink
line Clothes rail, a rod or piece of furniture used in wardrobes to hold clothes hangers Coat rack, fixed or freestanding clothes rack for storing jackets
Wardrobe_hook
Railway bridge in the Czech Republic
"Kořenov Toothed Rack Rail" (or in Czech also "Polubenka") – and features a unique more than four-kilometer long two-track Abt rack system. The Jizera
Jizera_Railway_Bridge
Steepest rack railway in the world, in Switzerland
(German: Pilatusbahn, PB) is a mountain railway in Switzerland and the steepest rack railway in the world, with a maximum gradient of 48% and an average gradient
Pilatus_Railway
Swiss railway company
Göschenen, at the northern end of the Gotthard Rail Tunnel. The network is an adhesion railway but using Abt rack assistance on the steeper inclines. Between
Matterhorn_Gotthard_Bahn
Mountain railway line in Spain
GTW and numbered A10-A11, built by Stadler Rail in Switzerland in 2003. The line also owns a diesel rack locomotive, D9, used on works trains and to
Vall_de_Núria_Rack_Railway
Railway line with a width less than the standard
4 ft 1 in (1,245 mm) Middleton Railway in Leeds. Salamanca was also the first rack-and-pinion locomotive. During the 1820s and 1830s, a number of industrial
Narrow-gauge_railway
Passenger rail transport services primarily within metropolitan areas
Commuter rail or suburban rail is a passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting the central city to its suburbs
Commuter_rail
Device used to park bicycles, not to be confused with a kick stand
bike rack into an existing piece of concrete. Rail mounts: Some bike rack units can be connected with rails. This type allows using single bike racks, while
Bicycle_parking_rack
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn BDeh 6/6, was a two member class of metre gauge, rack rail, electric multiple units operated by the Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn (BVZ)
Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn ABDeh 6/6
Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn_ABDeh_6/6
Funicular railway in Biel/Bienne, Swiss canton of Bern
powered line, with a Riggenbach rack rail for braking. The line had a three-rail layout, with the two cars sharing the centre rail, and a central passing loop
Biel–Magglingen_Funicular
Fastest rail-based transport systems
High-speed rail High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilizing trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using
High-speed_rail
Vehicle used for carrying cargo or passengers on a rail transport system
train company rail adhesion car, a special car that cleans rails to promote traction rail ambulance rail bicycle carrier car, rail bicycle rack wagon, bicycle
Railroad_car
International standard for mounting equipment
A DIN rail is a metal rail of a standard type widely used for mounting circuit breakers and industrial control equipment inside equipment racks. These
DIN_rail
Deliberate death by means of a railway vehicle
Rail suicide or suicide by train is deliberate self-harm resulting in death by means of impact from a moving rail vehicle. The suicide occurs when an
Rail_suicide
Railway in Switzerland
numerous rack railways in Switzerland and Germany, including the Brünigbahn and the Rübelandbahn in the Harz, which was equipped with the Abt rack rail system
Brig–Zermatt_railway_line
Rail infrastructure
Maglev Minimum railway curve radius Monorail Permanent way (history) Rack railway Rail profile Roll way, part of the track of a rubber-tyred metro Rubber-tyred
Railway_track
Steep grade railway line in the city of Turin in northern Italy
haulage Pian Gambino stop The line with third rail and rack At Radoppio stop Motor car Passenger car Superga Rack Railway web page Archived 24 December 2016
Sassi–Superga_tramway
Railway rolling stock used to transport automobiles
reracked with conventional tri-level racks.[citation needed] Another joint General Motors-Southern Pacific automobile rail car was the Stac-Pac. It was designed
Autorack
Narrow gauge rack railway in Switzerland
used instead of a level crossing because of the presence of the rack rail. The rack section ended above Grünenwald at the Ghärst passing loop. At Boden
Luzern–Stans–Engelberg railway line
Luzern–Stans–Engelberg_railway_line
Form of passenger urban rail transit
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology,
Light_rail
This is a list of rail accidents from 2020 onward. This list does not contain incidents with singular fatalities of pedestrians who were not in a vehicle
List of rail accidents (2020–present)
List_of_rail_accidents_(2020–present)
Rail line in Graz, capital of Styria
opened, using a steam engine to haul the cable and with a Riggenbach rack rail for braking. The haulage system was unusual in that whilst the 40 horsepower
Schlossbergbahn_(Graz)
Type of cue sport
closest to the top rail winning the initial break. After the break, if no fouls were committed, the shooter has the option to continue the rack as usual, or
Nine-ball
Metro line in Lyon, France
extended from Croix-Paquet to Hôtel-de-Ville (City Hall), also equipped with rack rail. A further extension of Line C opened on 8 December 1984, when its northern
Lyon_Metro_Line_C
Mountain-climbing cog railway in New Hampshire, United States
mountain-climbing cog railway (rack-and-pinion railway). The railway climbs Mount Washington in New Hampshire, United States. It uses a Marsh rack system and both steam
Mount_Washington_Cog_Railway
Austrian cog railway line
metres (1,444 ft) in height, with the steeper sections using the Riggenbach rack system. It is Europe's oldest cog railway which is still steam operated.
Achensee_Railway
Former funicular railway in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
52% incline, 2 axles and total weight of 7950 kg. In 1949, the Riggenbach rack was removed and the track changed from 3 to 2 rails. The 34 mm cable laid
Seilbahn Lauterbrunnen–Grütschalp
Seilbahn_Lauterbrunnen–Grütschalp
Rack railway in Budapest, Hungary
(Hungarian: budapesti fogaskerekű vasút [ˈbudɒpɛʃti ˈfoɡɒʃkɛrɛkyː ˈvɒʃuːt]) is a rack railway in the Buda part of the Hungarian capital city of Budapest. It connects
Budapest_Cog-wheel_Railway
Metro line of Chongqing Rail Transit
Airport and Chongqing North railway station, are equipped with a luggage rack on each car. The former translation is North/South Square of Chongqingbei
Line 10 (Chongqing Rail Transit)
Line_10_(Chongqing_Rail_Transit)
Railway station in Da Lat, Vietnam
rose almost 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) along a winding route with three rack rail sections and five tunnels. The railway tracks finally reached Da Lat in
Da_Lat_station
Terms used for passenger railway lines and equipment
the subway or the tube. Rail systems with specific construction issues operating on a segregated guideway (e.g. monorail, rack railways) are also treated
Passenger_rail_terminology
Inter-urban passenger train with frequent stops
Regional rail is a public rail transport service that operates between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops than inter-city rail, and unlike
Regional_rail
Railway with a single rail or beam
A monorail is a form of urban rail transit in which trains run on or are suspended from a single rail or beam. Monorails typically provide intermediate
Monorail
Narrow gauge underground railway
Traction Rail for Electric Railways, U.S. Patent 753,803, Mar. 1, 1904. Note: The rail was mounted in the tunnel as shown in Fig. 2. Third- or Rack-Rail Haulage
Chicago_Tunnel_Company
British steam locomotive (built 1812)
move along a rail road by means of a rack wheel, dragging after it a number of waggons loaded with coals." The item continues to mention a rack locomotive
Salamanca_(locomotive)
Railway vehicles, powered and unpowered
The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives
Rolling_stock
Greek rack railway
sidiródromos Diakoptoú - Kalavrýton) is a historic 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2-in) gauge rack railway in Greece. Located on the northern Peloponnese, it runs 22 kilometres
Diakopto–Kalavryta_railway
High-capacity public transport
Rapid transit, mass rapid transit (MRT) or rail rapid transit (RRT) and commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that
Rapid_transit
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn ABDeh 8/8, is a three member class of metre gauge, rack rail, electric multiple units operated until 2002 by the Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn
Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn ABDeh 8/8
Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn_ABDeh_8/8
Railway in Slovakia
The Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge narrow-gauge railway in the High Tatras. It was built in 1896 and reconstructed
Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway
Štrbské_Pleso–Štrba_rack_railway
was a Swiss builder, railway builder and inventor who invented the Strub rack system. Emil Strub was born on July 13, 1858 in Trimbach, Switzerland, to
Emil_Strub
Index of articles associated with the same name
steepest vineyards in the Lower Mosel region by example of Monorack monorail rack rail] (PDF). Diplomarbeit (master thesis) (in German). Fachhochschule Mainz
Monorack
traffic". The terms heavy rail (mainly in North America) and heavy urban rail are essentially synonymous with the term "metro". Heavy rail systems are also specifically
List_of_metro_systems
Narrow-gauge rack railway in Bavaria
is one of four rack railways still working in Germany, along with the Wendelstein Railway, the Drachenfels Railway and the Stuttgart Rack Railway. The metre
Bavarian_Zugspitze_Railway
Railway between Argentina and Chile (1910–84)
Ferrocarril Trasandino) was a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge combined rack (Abt system) and adhesion railway which operated from Mendoza in Argentina
Transandine_Railway
RACK RAIL
RACK RAIL
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lake.North German : variant of Laack.Hungarian : from a short form of the personal name László (see Laszlo).
Male
Polish
Pet form of Polish RadosÅ‚aw, RACÅAW means "happy glory."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Celebrity, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Indian, Jamaican, Latin, Polish, Swedish, Swiss, Tamil
God is Gracious; Son of Jack; He who Supplants; Diminutive of Jack; Supplanter
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English bakke ‘back’ (Old English bæc), hence a nickname for someone with a hunched back or some other noticeable peculiarity of the back or spine, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or ridge, or at the rear of a settlement.English : from the Old English personal name Bacca, which was still in use in the 12th century. It is of uncertain origin, but may have been a byname in the same sense as 1.English : nickname from Middle English bakke ‘bat’ (apparently of Scandinavian origin), from some fancied resemblance to the animal.Altered spelling of Bach 1, 2, or 6.North German : from Middle Low German back ‘kneading trough’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used such vessels.Americanized spelling of Norwegian Bakk(e) (see Bakke).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name, Dæcca.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a roofer, from dack, a variant of deck ‘roof’. Compare De decker.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kentish)
English (Kentish) : from a medieval personal name, Pack, possibly a survival of the Old English personal name Pacca, although this is found only as a place name element and appears to have died out fairly early on in the Old English period. The Middle English personal name is more likely to be a derivative of the Latin Christian name Paschalis (see Pascal).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a wholesale trader, from German Pack ‘package’ (see Packer).Anglicized form of Dutch Pak.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean American Hebrew Polish English
Henry VI, Part 2' Jack Cade, a rebel.
Male
English
Originally a short form of surnames, mostly Scottish, beginning with Mac-, MACK means "son of," it is now sometimes given as a forename.Â
Male
English
Probably originally an Anglicized form of French Jacques, JACK means "supplanter," it is now considered a pet form of English John, meaning "God is gracious."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; Reaney suggests a nickname from Old French ras ‘clean shaven’, but he also cites documentary evidence of a personal name which probably also gave rise to the surname.Perhaps a variant of Dutch or German Rase.Slovenian (southwestern Slovenia) : nickname from raca ‘duck’, formed with the suffix -e, used mainly of young people, possibly denoting someone who walked like a duck.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for someone with a peculiarity of the back, Middle High German rucke.German : topographic name from a southern field name denoting a slight dome-shaped elevation.German : from the personal names Ruck, Rück, short forms of Rüdiger (see Rudiger).English : variant spelling of Rook.
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : occupational name for a peddler (see Haack 1).North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge (see Heck 2).North German : perhaps also a topographic name from hach, hack ‘dirty, boggy water’.Frisian, Dutch, and North German : from a Frisian personal name, Hake.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name from Yiddish hak ‘axe’.English : variant of Hake 1.George Hack (c. 1623–c. 1665) was born in Cologne, Germany, of a Schleswig-Holstein family, and emigrated to New Amsterdam where he practiced medicine and entered the VA tobacco trade. Colony records show that he and his wife, Anna, were formally made naturalized citizens of VA in 1658. He had two daughters, neither of whom married, and two sons: George Nicholas Hack, the founder of the Norfolk branch of the family; and Peter, for many years a member of the VA House of Burgesses, the founder of the Maryland branch. Hack’s descendants eventually changed the spelling of the name to Heck.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a notable crag or outcrop, from Middle English rokke ‘rock’ (see Roach), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Rock in Northumberland.English : variant of Roke (see Rokes 1).English : metonymic occupational name for a spinner or a maker of distaffs, from Middle English rok ‘distaff’ (from Old Norse rokkr or Middle Dutch rocke or an unattested Old English cognate).German : from a short form of the personal name Rocco (see Roche 3).German : metonymic occupational name for a tailor, from Middle High German rok, roc ‘skirt’, ‘gown’.German (Röck) : variant of Roche 3.
Male
English
 Pet form of English Richard, RICK means "powerful ruler."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a powerfully built man or someone of violent emotions, from the Middle English adjective rank (Old English ranc ‘proud’, ‘rebellious’).English : from a medieval personal name, a back-formation from the diminutive Rankin.South German : variant of Rang 2.German : nickname either for an agile person, from Middle High German ranc ‘quick turn’, or in some instances for someone who was tall and thin, from Low German rank. In some cases the surname may have been from a personal name formed with this element.Czech : from a pet form of a personal name, which could be either Slavic Ranožir or Germanic Randolf (see Randolph).Swedish and Danish : nickname from rank ‘erect’, ‘upright’, ‘straight’.
Boy/Male
English American
Rock.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from a Middle English personal name, Jakke, from Old French Jacques, the usual French form of Latin Jacobus, which is the source of both Jacob and James. As a family name in Britain, this is almost exclusively Scottish.English and Welsh : from the same personal name as 1, taken as a pet form of John.German (also Jäck) : from a short form of the personal name Jacob.Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Male
English
Short form of English Zackary, ZACK means "whom Jehovah remembered."Â
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags, from Old English sacc, Middle High German sack, German Sack ‘sack’. Bahlow also suggests someone who carried sacks.German : topographic from Middle High German sack ‘sack’, ‘end of a valley or area of cultivation’.Dutch : from a reduced form of the personal name Zacharias.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from an acronym of the Hebrew phrase Zera Keshodim ‘Seed of the Holy’ (referring to martyred ancestors), or from a short form of the personal name Isaac.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, German, Italian, Jamaican
Rock; Form of Rockne; From the Rock Fortress; Stone Camp; Rest
RACK RAIL
RACK RAIL
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, English, Welsh
Elf Wise Friend; Fair Bow
Female
English
 19th-century English elaborated form of Latin cara, CARINA means "beloved." From the constellation Carina, from Latin carina, which originally meant "shell of a nut," later "keel of a ship."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Doughter
Girl/Female
Irish Celtic
Sparkling.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English fotman, applied in various senses, but most probably an occupational name for a foot soldier, or possibly for an attendant or servant (a meaning first recorded in late Middle English).
Girl/Female
Hindu
Breeze
Boy/Male
Arabic
Faith; Morning
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Servant of the Self-Sustaining
Female
Hindi/Indian
(दीपà¥à¤¤à¤¿) Variant spelling of Hindi Dipti, DEEPTI means "light."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Night, Women
RACK RAIL
RACK RAIL
RACK RAIL
RACK RAIL
RACK RAIL
v. i.
To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.
a.
Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements.
n.
A thin, flying cloud; a rack.
n.
One who exacts rack-rent.
v. t.
To rack; to torment.
n.
The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race.
v. i.
To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse.
n.
A heap; a rick.
a.
A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes; -- called also rack block. Also, a frame to hold shot.
v. i.
To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books.
v. t.
To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant.
n.
One who is subjected to paying rack-rent.
v. t.
To wash on a rack, as metals or ore.
n.
The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of the foot, the back of a hand rail.
n.
A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc.
superl.
Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank-smelling rue.
v. t.
To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
v. t.
To put in a sack; to bag; as, to sack corn.
adv.
In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back.
a.
A frame on which articles are deposited for keeping or arranged for display; as, a clothes rack; a bottle rack, etc.