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Industrial Rev Vocab
Term | Definition |
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canal | an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to carry water for irrigation. |
communication | The imparting or exchanging of information or news. |
express | Operating at high speed. |
industrialization | the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale. |
stagecoach | a large closed horse-drawn vehicle formerly used to carry passengers and often mail along a regular route between two places. |
telegraph | A system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection. |
transcontinental | crossing a continent. |
transportation | the action of transporting someone or something or the process of being transported. a system or means of transporting people or goods |