Word Meanings - PASSER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

One who passes; a passenger.

PASSENGER MILE
A unit of measurement of the passenger transportation performed by a railroad during a given period, usually a year, the total of which consists of the sum of the miles traversed by all the passengers on the road in the period in question.
PASSENGER
1. A passer or passer-by; a wayfarer. Shak. 2. A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach, steamboat, railroad train, etc. Passenger falcon , a migratory hawk. Ainsworth. -- Passenger pigeon , the common wild pigeon of North America
PASSENGER MILEAGE
Passenger miles collectively; the total number of miles traveled by passengers on a railroad during a given period.
COMPASSES
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures, etc., consisting of two, or more, pointed branches, or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they move. Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen points,