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A transmission (also called a gearbox) is a mechanical device which uses a gear set—two or more gears working together—to change the speed, direction of...

Retaining walls are relatively rigid walls used for supporting soil laterally so that it can be retained at different levels on the two sides. Retaining...

Orthodontic retainers are custom-made devices, usually made of wires or clear plastic, that hold teeth in position after surgery or any method of realigning...

service; it has been described by one modern historian as "the servants, retainers, and other followers of a lord", and as "part of the normal fabric of...

role in the game. They appear at the end of every world as the Mushroom Retainers (who serve the princess) once Mario or Luigi defeats Bowser, rewarding...

A retainer agreement is a work-for-hire contract. It falls between a one-off contract and permanent employment, which may be full-time or part-time. Its...

known as retainer medicine, is a relationship between a patient and a primary care physician in which the patient pays an annual fee or retainer. In exchange...

rather than of the king.[citation needed] Individually, they are known as retainers, and collectively as the "affinity" of the lord, among other terms. The...

Machir or Makir (Hebrew: מָכִיר Māḵîr, "bartered") was the name of two figures in the Hebrew Bible: Machir was the son of Manasseh, grandson of Joseph...

A key retainer device (KRD) is a small metal unit that is wall or door mounted, usually designed for the interchangeable core that retains one key (Key...

Ancient Egyptian retainer sacrifice is a type of human sacrifice in which pharaohs and occasionally other high court nobility would have servants killed...

but a pair of fin grips can help avert this mishap. Fixe-palmes, fin retainers, or fin grips, were invented and patented in 1959 by the French diving...

punishment, an authoritative/priestly figure, spirits of dead ancestors or as a retainer sacrifice, wherein a monarch's servants are killed in order for them to...

retainer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Retainer may refer to: Retainer (orthodontics), devices for teeth RFA Retainer (A329), a ship Retainers in...

RFA Retainer (A329) was an armament support ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Built by Scotts of Greenock as Chungking, a cargo/passenger liner for the...

The SMART Retainer is a small micro sensor which is imbedded in a traditional orthodontic retainer. The sensor monitors how often the retainer is being...

Tira-dritto. It is not clear whether Biondino and Carlotto are armed or unarmed retainers. Nibbio, who works for l'Innominato, has a multitude of bravi under his...

La Farge Retainer Houses, also known as Biddlecom House and Budlong House, are two historic homes located at Orleans, Jefferson County, New York. They...